Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age

The rapid pace of change in computing demands a continuous review of our defensive strategies, and a strong ethical framework in our computer science education.

This fully revised and enhanced fifth edition of Ethical and Social Issues in the Information Age examines the ethical, social, and policy challenges stemming from the convergence of computing and telecommunication, and the proliferation of mobile information-enabling devices. This accessible and engaging text surveys thought-provoking questions about the impact of these new technologies.

Topics and features: establishes a philosophical framework and analytical tools for discussing moral theories and problems in ethical relativism; offers pertinent discussions on privacy, surveillance, employee monitoring, biometrics, civil liberties, harassment, the digital divide, and discrimination; examines the new ethical, cultural and economic realities of computer social network ecosystems (NEW); reviews issues of property rights, responsibility and accountability relating to information technology and software; discusses how virtualization technology informs our ethical behavior (NEW); introduces the new frontiers of ethics - virtual reality, artificial intelligence, and the Internet; surveys the social, moral and ethical value systems in mobile telecommunications (NEW); explores the evolution of electronic crime, network security, and computer forensics; provides exercises, objectives, and issues for discussion with every chapter.

This comprehensive textbook incorporates the latest requirements for computer science curricula. Both students and practitioners will find the book an invaluable source of insight into computer ethics and law, network security, and computer crime investigation.

在計算機領域的快速變化要求我們不斷檢討我們的防禦策略，以及在計算機科學教育中建立一個強大的道德框架。

這本全面修訂和增強的第五版《資訊時代的道德和社會問題》探討了計算機和電信融合以及移動信息設備的普及所帶來的道德、社會和政策挑戰。這本易於理解且引人入勝的教材對這些新技術的影響提出了引人思考的問題。

主題和特點：建立了一個哲學框架和分析工具，用於討論道德理論和道德相對主義中的問題；提供了有關隱私、監視、員工監控、生物識別、公民自由、騷擾、數字鴻溝和歧視的相關討論；檢視了計算機社交網絡生態系統的新的道德、文化和經濟現實（新）；回顧了與信息技術和軟件相關的財產權、責任和問責問題；討論了虛擬化技術如何影響我們的道德行為（新）；介紹了道德的新領域-虛擬現實、人工智能和互聯網；調查了移動電信中的社會、道德和倫理價值體系（新）；探索了電子犯罪、網絡安全和計算機取證的發展；每章提供練習、目標和討論議題。

這本綜合教材納入了計算機科學課程的最新要求。學生和從業人員都會發現這本書對計算機倫理和法律、網絡安全和計算機犯罪調查提供了寶貴的見解。

Dr. Joseph Migga Kizza is a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA. He is also the author of the successful Springer titles Ethical and Secure Computing and Guide to Computer Network Security.

Dr. Joseph Migga Kizza是美國田納西州查塔努加大學計算機科學與工程系的教授和系主任。他還是Springer出版社成功的書籍《道德和安全計算》和《計算機網絡安全指南》的作者。