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• Focus on solutions to computer-related problems from technology and from markets, management, and law.
• Discussion of how computers change established institutions and conventions.
• Comparison of the risks and problems of computer technology with other technologies and non-computerized alternatives.
• Each chapter now features new, expanded, or revised content.
• Incorporates a problem-solving approach, beginning with a description of what is happening in a particular area, then a discussion of why there are concerns and what the new problems are, and finally some commentary or perspective and some current and potential solutions to the problems.
• Historical background on many issues.
• Analysis of ethical issues facing today's computer professionals.
• Wide range of topics, including some not covered in similar texts.
• Coverage of current issues and controversies, from multiple perspectives.
• Many examples from real incidents and cases.
• Roughly 350 exercises including review questions, essay questions, activities, and questions for class discussion.
  • More than 75 new exercises bring this edition up-to-date with current trends.
  • The extensive amount of exercises, many of which are based on real cases, provides a wealth of options for classroom discussion, term paper topics, and further study.
• The Appendix features two professional codes of ethics for computer science professionals. Shaded 'boxes' that describe examples, cases, or historical background.

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• Copyright 2018
• Pages: 560
• Edition: 5th

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• ISBN-10: 0-13-461539-5
• ISBN-13: 978-0-13-461539-4

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For courses in Computer Ethics and Computers and Society.

An objective study of technology ethics that inspires critical thinking and debate

In Gift of Fire, A: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology, Sara Baase presents a balanced exploration of the social, legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional, and economic implications of computing and the controversies they raise. With an objective computer scientist's perspective, and with historical context for many issues, Baase covers the issues readers will face both as members of a technological society and as professionals in computer-related fields. A primary goal is to develop computer professionals who understand the implications of what they create and how it fits into society at large. This text encourages readers to think about the ethics and philosophical direction behind topics but doesn’t them lead students to conclusions. The 5th Edition contains updated material on new topics and examples, outdated material has been removed, and several topics have been reorganized. New material appears throughout, including material on current trending topics such as drones and autonomous cars.

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Table of Contents

1. Unwrapping the Gift

1.1 The Pace of Change

1.2 Change and Unexpected Developments

1.2.1 Self-Driving Vehicles

1.2.2 Connections: Mobile Phones, Social Networking, and the Internet of Things

1.2.3 E-commerce and Free Stuff

1.2.4 Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Sensors, and Motion

1.2.5 Tools for Disabled People

1.3 Themes

1.4 Ethics

1.4.1 What is Ethics, Anyway?

1.4.2 A Variety of Ethical Views

1.4.3 Some Important Distinctions

2. Privacy

2.1 Privacy Risks and Principles

2.1.1 What Is Privacy?

2.1.2 New Technology, New Risks

2.1.3 Terminology and Principles for Managing Personal Data

2.2 The Business and Social Sectors

2.2.1 Marketing and Personalization

2.2.2 Our Social and Personal Activity

2.2.3 Location Tracking

2.2.4 A Right to Be Forgotten

2.3 The Fourth Amendment and Changing Technology

2.3.1 The Fourth Amendment

2.3.2 Background, Law, and Court Decisions

2.3.3 Applying the Fourth Amendment in New Areas

2.4 Government Systems

2.4.1 Video Surveillance and Face Recognition

2.4.2 Databases

2.4.3 Public Records: Access versus Privacy

2.4.4 National ID Systems

2.4.5 The NSA and Secret Intelligence Gathering

2.5 Protecting Privacy: Technology and Markets

2.5.1 Developing Privacy Tools

2.5.2 Encryption

2.5.3 Blocking Ads

2.5.4 Policies for Protecting Personal Data

2.6 Protecting Privacy: Theory, Rights, and Laws

2.6.1 A Right to Privacy

2.6.2 Law and Regulation

2.6.3 Contrasting Viewpoints

2.7 Privacy Regulations in the European Union

3. Freedom of Speech

3.1 The First Amendment and Communications Paradigms

3.1.1 Free Speech Principles

3.1.2 Regulating Communications Media

3.2 Controlling Speech in Cyberspace

3.2.1 What Is O ensive Speech? What Is Illegal?

3.2.2 Censorship Laws and Alternatives

3.2.3 Child Pornography and Sexting

3.2.4 Spam

3.2.5 Challenging Old Regulatory Structures and Special Interests

3.3 Decisions about Legal but Objectionable Content

3.4 Leaking Sensitive Material

3.5 Anonymity

3.6 The Global Net: Censorship and Political Freedom

3.6.1 Tools for Communication, Tools for Oppression

3.6.2 Aiding Foreign Censors and Repressive Regimes

3.6.3 Shutting Down Communications in Free Countries

3.7 Net Neutrality: Regulations or the Market?

4. Intellectual Property

4.1 Principles and Laws

4.1.1 What Is Intellectual Property?

4.1.2 Challenges of New Technologies

4.1.3 A Bit of History

4.1.4 The Fair Use Doctrine

4.1.5 Ethical Arguments About Copying

4.2 Signi cant Fair Use Cases and Precedents

4.2.1 Sony v. Universal City Studios (1984)

4.2.2 Reverse Engineering: Game Machines

4.2.3 Sharing Music: The Napster and Grokster Cases

4.2.4 User and Programmer Interfaces

4.3 Responses to Copyright Infringement

4.3.1 Defensive and Aggressive Responses from the Content Industries

4.3.2 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Anti Circumvention

4.3.3 The Digital Millennium Copyright Act: Safe Harbor

4.3.4 Evolving Business Models

4.4 Search Engines and Online Libraries

4.5 Free Software

4.5.1 What Is Free Software?

4.5.2 Should All Software Be Free?

4.6 Patents for Software Inventions

4.6.1 Patent Trends, Confusion, and Controversies

4.6.2 To Patent or Not?

5. Crime and Security

5.1 Introduction

5.2 What is Hacking?

5.2.1 The Evolution of Hacking

5.2.2 Hacker Tools

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5.2.3 Is “Harmless” Hacking Harmless?

5.3 Some Speci c Applications of Hacking

5.3.1 Identity Theft

5.3.2 Case Study: The Target Breach

5.3.3 Hacktivism, or Political Hacking

5.3.4 Hacking by Governments

5.4 Why Is the Digital World So Vulnerable?

5.4.1 Vulnerability of Operating Systems and the Internet

5.4.2 Human Nature, Markets, and Vulnerability of the Internet of Things

5.5 Security

5.5.1 Tools to Help Protect the Digital World

5.5.2 People Who Can Help Protect the Digital World

5.5.3 Hacking to Improve Security

5.5.4 Backdoors for Law Enforcement

5.6 The Law

5.6.1 The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

5.6.2 Criminalize Virus Writing and Hacker Tools?

5.6.3 Penalties for Young Hackers

5.7 Whose Laws Rule the Web?

5.7.1 A Crime in One Country but Not Another

5.7.2 Libel and Freedom of Speech

5.7.3 Culture, Law, and Ethics

5.7.4 Potential Solutions

6. Work

6.1 Fears and Questions

6.2 Impacts on Employment

6.2.1 Job Destruction and Creation

6.2.2 Changing Skills and Skill Levels

6.2.3 Are We Earning Less and Working More?

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6.3 Changing Work Patterns: From Telecommuting to Gigs

6.3.1 Telecommuting

6.3.2 The Sharing Economy, On-Demand Services, and GIG Work

6.4 A Global Workforce

6.5 Employee Communication and Monitoring by Employers

6.5.1 Social Media Content

6.5.2 Separating–or Merging–Work and Personal Systems

6.5.3 Monitoring Employer Systems and Tracking Employees

7. Evaluating and Controlling Technology

7.1 Evaluating Information

7.1.1 The Need for Responsible Judgment

7.1.2 Computer Models

7.2 Neo-Luddite Views of Computers, Technology, and Quality of Life

7.2.1 Criticisms of Computing Technologies

7.2.2 Views of Economics, Nature, and Human Needs

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7.3 Digital Divides

7.3.1 Trends in Access in the United States

7.3.2 Reaching the Next Billion Users

7.4 Control of Our Devices and Data

7.4.1 Remote Deletion of Software and Data

7.4.2 Automatic Software Upgrades

7.5 Making Decisions About Technology

7.5.1 Questions

7.5.2 The Di culty of Prediction

7.5.3 Intelligent Machines and Super-intelligent Humans–Or the End of the Human Race?

7.5.4 A Few Observations

8. Errors, Failures, and Risks

8.1 Failures and Errors in Computer Systems

8.1.1 An Overview

8.1.2 Problems For Individuals

8.1.3 System Failures

8.1.4 Example: Stalled Airports at Denver, Hong Kong, and Malaysia

8.1.5 Example: HealthCare.gov

8.1.6 What Goes Wrong?

8.1.2 Problems For Individuals

8.2 Case Study:The Therac-25

8.2.1 Therac-25 Radiation Overdoses

8.2.2 Software and Design Problems

8.2.3 Why So Many Incidents?

8.2.4 Observations and Perspective

8.3 Increasing Reliability and Safety

8.3.1 Professional Techniques

8.3.2 Trust the Human or the Computer System?

8.3.3 Law, Regulation, and Markets

8.4 Dependence, Risk, and Progress

8.4.1 Are We Too Dependent on Computers?

8.4.2 Risk and Progress

9. Professional Ethics and Responsibilities

9.1 What Is “Professional Ethics”?

9.2 Ethical Guidelines for Computer Professionals

9.2.1 Special Aspects of Professional Ethics

9.2.2 Professional Codes of Ethics

9.2.3 Guidelines and Professional Responsibilities

9.3 Scenarios

9.3.1 Introduction and Methodology

9.3.2 Protecting Personal Data

9.3.3 Designing an Application with Targeted Ads

9.3.4 Webcams in School Laptops

9.3.5 Publishing Security Vulnerabilities

9.3.6 Specifications

9.3.7 Schedule Pressures

9.3.8 Software License Violation

9.3.9 Going Public with Safety Concerns

9.3.10 Release of Personal Information

9.3.11 Conflict of Interest

9.3.12 Kickbacks and Disclosure

9.3.13 A Test Plan

9.3.14 Artificial Intelligence and Sentencing Criminals

9.3.15 A Gracious Host

Epilogue

The Software Engineering Code and the ACM Code

A.1. Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional Practice

A.2. ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct

Index

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Introduction “True education is not knowing about, but knowing. It is the cure of folly and the curb of vice, and our only hope of escaping what Socrates once called ‘the greatest peril of this our life’–not sickness or death, as most of us would say, but the failure to make sense about the better and the worse, and thus to choose the wrong one, thinking it the other.”

1. Who Is Socrates, Now That We Need Him? “Nevertheless, people do from time to time come to know enough about Socrates to be drawn into his company, and to agree, with rare exceptions, that it would indeed be a good thing to imitate him.”

2. The Square of the Hypotenuse “Who first called Reason sweet, I don’t know. I suspect that he was a man with very few responsibilities, no children to rear, and no payroll to meet.”

3. The Land of We All “It is an obvious but simple distinction–though rarely made–that there are some things that we can do because we are humanity, and some things that we can do because we are persons, and that there is some radical and absolute difference between the two classes of things. They do not overlap. A person can no more invade Normandy than an army can play the violin.”

4. The Right Little Thing “Although many of us seem to have misunderstood, or even deliberately misconstrued, the nature of education for a very long time, that nature is still recognized in some corner of almost every mind.”

5. The Gift of Fire “So I imagined myself in conversation with Prometheus, who had come back to find out what we mortals had managed to do with the astounding powers that he had given to us alone of all creatures.”

6. Children and Fish “If you should prefer to understand that children are those human beings who have not yet found the grasp of their own minds, then the task you have given yourself, that task of rearing a child wisely and well, is suddenly transformed from indoctrination to education, in its truest sense, and made not only possible but even likely–provided, to be sure, one little prerequisite, which is that youare not a child, that you have come into the grasp of your mind.”

7. The Perils of Petronilla “Epictetus, who could neither read nor write, supposed that education was an inner condition, easily–if temporarily–reached, in nothing more than an afternoon of thoughtful discourse, but a condition by virtue of which one could do everything that living requires, and do it well.”

8. Sad Stories of the Death of Kings “Any truthful literature will admit: No, this is not life itself, it is only a serious sort of game, but it is like life, and the mind that plays here is like yours, and this vision is what you too can see, and consider, and find worthy, and by which you may know yourself better. For this book is about you. Every truthful and thoughtful book is about you, every story is yours.”

9. Home Rule “From Epictetus, we can take another possible understanding of education. It is power over the inner world, the ability to know and judge the self and to do something about it.”

10. Colonialism “Here is a truth that most teachers will not tell you, even if they know it: Good training is a continual friend and a solace; it helps you now, and assures you of help in the future. Good education is a continual pain in the neck, and assures you always of more of the same.”

11. The World of No One At All “Epictetus was doing no more than reaffirming, simply and literally, a very old idea. He could see no sense at all in presuming the existence of goodness or badness where there was no intention, no will.”

12. How to Live (I Think) “Look around you, near and far, and find someone whom you can praise, and that without any consideration of self-interest or the profit that you might take from your praising. Whom do you find to praise? The just or the unjust? The patient or the impatient? The courageous or the cowardly?”

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