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Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 4th ed. 2010)
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Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age (Paperback, Softcover reprint of hardcover 4th ed. 2010)
Series: Texts in Computer Science
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The frequency of new editions of this book is indicative of the
rapid and trem- dous changes in the fields of computer and
information sciences. First published in 1995, the book has rapidly
gone through three editions already and now we are in the fourth.
Over this period, we have become more dependent on computer and
telecommunication technology than ever before and computer
technology has become ubiquitous. Since I started writing on social
computing, I have been ad- cating a time when we, as individuals
and as nations, will become totally dependent on computing
technology. That time is almost on us. Evidence of this is embodied
in the rapid convergence of telecommunication, broadcasting, and
computing devices; the miniaturization of these devices; and the
ever increasing storage capacity , speed of computation, and ease
of use. These qualities have been a big pulling force sucking in
millions of new users every day, sometimes even those unwilling.
Other appealing features of these devices are the increasing number
of applications, apps, as they are increasingly becoming known, and
being wireless and easily portable. Whether small or big, these new
gizmos have become the c- terpiece of an individual's social and
economic activities and the main access point for all information.
Individuals aside, computing technology has also become the engine
that drives the nations' strategic and security infrastructures
that control power grids, gas and oil storage facilities,
transportation, and all forms of national communication, including
emergency services.
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