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Technology does not invite a close examination of its own consequences because of its lengthy, intimate, and inevitable relationship with culture. In particular, the internet has delivered mixed blessings despite extravagant claims that it has revolutionized our lives and world. Issues concerning ethics and professionalism, privacy, autonomy, free speech, and ethics have often been recognized but rarely receive the careful analysis and illumination they deserve. Most of this Third Edition of "The Social Impact of Computers" is a study in the success of the computer in its incredibly wide variety of forms and applications. Its new chapters and reorganized material from the previous editions keeps its coverage of these issues appropriate and relevant. Richard Rosenberg has been instrumental in developing national and international privacy policies, particularly with respect to electronic media, as well as national and international approaches to free speech on the internet. Professor of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan. Key features include: new chapters on free speech, intellectual property rights, and computer crime and security; revised chapter on the information society; and two revised chapters on the government, including an analysis of the Microsoft antitrust case.

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• Preface(p. xvii)
• Acknowledgments(p. xix)
• 1 Computers Are Everywhere(p. 1)
• Introduction(p. 1)
• A Variety of Applications(p. 6)
• The Internet(p. 17)
• Societal Issues(p. 22)
• Summary(p. 30)
• Notes(p. 31)
• Additional Readings(p. 34)
• 2 Computers and the Human Imagination(p. 35)
• Introduction(p. 35)
• The Intelligent Machine in Fact and Fiction(p. 36)
• Computers as a Creative Medium(p. 41)
• Contemporary Views of the Machine(p. 53)
• Artificial Intelligence: A Brief Introduction(p. 54)
• Summary(p. 62)
• Notes(p. 63)
• Additional Readings(p. 66)
• 3 Criticism and History(p. 69)
• Introduction(p. 69)
• Comments on Technological Change(p. 70)
• A Brief History of Computers(p. 85)
• The Emergence of the Chip(p. 98)
• The Internet(p. 105)
• Summary(p. 106)
• Notes(p. 107)
• Additional Readings(p. 110)
• 4 The Business World(p. 113)
• Introduction(p. 113)
• The Early Years: Data Processing Systems(p. 116)
• Information Technology and New Business Models(p. 125)
• E-Commerce and E-Management(p. 137)
• The Office of the Future(p. 150)
• Social Issues(p. 161)
• Summary(p. 164)
• Notes(p. 166)
• Additional Readings(p. 171)
• 5 Medicine and Computers(p. 173)
• Introduction(p. 173)
• Medical Information Systems(p. 175)
• Medical Applications(p. 182)
• Computers and the Disabled(p. 189)
• Medicine and the Internet(p. 197)
• Social Issues(p. 204)
• Summary(p. 206)
• Notes(p. 207)
• Additional Readings(p. 211)
• 6 Computers and Education(p. 213)
• Introduction(p. 213)
• Technology in the Schools(p. 219)
• Computers in Higher Education(p. 227)
• Issues and Problems(p. 236)
• Summary(p. 243)
• Notes(p. 244)
• Additional Readings(p. 247)
• 7 Government and Computers(p. 249)
• Introduction(p. 249)
• Information Processing: Complexity and Bureaucracies(p. 252)
• E-Governance and the Future(p. 259)
• The Political Process(p. 267)
• Security and the Nation's Defense(p. 276)
• Issues and Problems(p. 284)
• Summary(p. 289)
• Notes(p. 290)
• Additional Readings(p. 295)
• 8 Free Speech on the Internet(p. 299)
• Introduction(p. 299)
• Early Free Speech Issues on the Internet(p. 301)
• Legislative Attempts to Regulate Speech on the Internet(p. 309)
• Technological Approaches to Regulate Content(p. 319)
• Other Issues(p. 323)
• Summary(p. 331)
• Notes(p. 331)
• Addional Readings(p. 336)
• 9 Privacy Protection(p. 339)
• Introduction(p. 339)
• The Nature of Privacy(p. 349)
• Privacy Legislation(p. 356)
• Other Privacy Issues on the Internet(p. 367)
• Freedom of Information(p. 376)
• Issues and Problems: Present and Future(p. 379)
• Some Privacy Implications of September 11(p. 388)
• Summary(p. 396)
• Notes(p. 397)
• Additional Readings(p. 403)
• 10 Intellectual Property Rights(p. 407)
• Introduction(p. 407)
• History, Definitions, and Intellectual Property Laws(p. 412)
• Intellectual Property Cases for Computers and Software(p. 420)
• Intellectual Property Cases and Events for Internet Music and Videos(p. 424)
• Recent Intellectual Property Cases for Computer Software(p. 429)
• Summary(p. 433)
• Notes(p. 434)
• Additional Readings(p. 437)
• 11 Computer Crime and Security(p. 439)
• Introduction(p. 439)
• Viruses, Worms, and Hackers(p. 440)
• Other Crimes and Issues(p. 450)
• Security: Crime and Terrorism(p. 456)
• Summary(p. 461)
• Notes(p. 461)
• Additional Readings(p. 464)
• 12 The Role of Government in the New Market Place(p. 465)
• Introduction(p. 465)
• Industry Regulation(p. 468)
• Electronic Banking and Financial Transactions(p. 486)
• Other Online Regulatory Issues(p. 497)
• Other Issues(p. 508)
• Summary(p. 511)
• Notes(p. 512)
• Additional Readings(p. 517)
• 13 Employment and Unemployment(p. 519)
• Introduction(p. 519)
• Experiences of Workers(p. 522)
• Computers and Employment(p. 526)
• Telecommuting and Remote Work(p. 554)
• The Response of Unions(p. 559)
• Women, Computers, and Work(p. 563)
• The Changing Nature of Work(p. 570)
• Summary(p. 578)
• Notes(p. 579)
• Additional Readings(p. 585)
• 14 The Information Society(p. 589)
• Introduction(p. 589)
• The Making of the Online World(p. 591)
• Communicating Online(p. 601)
• Virtual Communities(p. 611)
• Access(p. 626)
• Prospects for the Internet and the Information Highway(p. 636)
• Risk and Security(p. 639)
• Final Remarks(p. 642)
• Summary(p. 644)
• Notes(p. 646)
• Additional Readings(p. 652)
• 15 Ethics and Professionalism(p. 657)
• Introduction(p. 657)
• Ethics(p. 662)
• Professionalism(p. 668)
• Pedagogy and Ethics(p. 681)
• Other Issues(p. 694)
• Summary(p. 702)
• Notes(p. 703)
• Additional Readings(p. 707)
• Appendix Magazines, Journals, Associations, and Websites(p. 711)
• Index(p. 717)