The Social Impact of Computers

Technology does not invite an examination of its own consequences. Issues concerning ethics and professionalism, privacy, autonomy, free speech, and ethics have often been recognized but rarely receive analysis and illumination they deserve. This book is a study in the success of the computer in a variety of forms and applications.

Computers are Everywhere. Computers and the Human Imagination. Criticism and History. The Business World. Medicine and Computers. Computers and Education. Government and Computers. Free Speech on the Internet. Privacy Protection. Intellectual Property Rights. Computer Crime and Security. The Role of Government in the New Marketplace. Employment and Unemployment. The Information Society. Ethics and Professionalism.