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Archive for April 17th, 2009
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April 17, 2009The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: ACCESS AND EQUITY ISSUES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1: Intercultural Information Ethics Quote: The word “philosophy” points to a specific way of questioning of the kind “what is?” (ti estin), and more precisely “what is being?” Learning Expectations: The Aristotle’s conception of practical philosophy is concerned with the reflection on the [...]
The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: ACCESS AND EQUITY ISSUES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1: The Digital Divide: A Perspective for the Future Quote: Digital divide refers to the gap between people with effective access to digital and information technology and those with very limited or no access at all. It includes the imbalances in physical access [...]
The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: ACCESS AND EQUITY ISSUES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1: The Gender Agenda in Computer Ethics Quote: The branch of philosophy that analysis the nature and social impact of computer technology as well as the standards of conduct which pertain to proper use computers. It involves social issues, such as access rights, [...]
The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: ACCESS AND EQUITY ISSUES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1: Censorship and Access to Expression Quote: Internet censorship is control or suppression of the publishing or accessing of information on the Internet. The legal issues are similar to offline censorship. Learning Expectations: Barring total control on Internet-connected computers, such as in North [...]
The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1: Intellectual Property: Legal and Moral Challenges of Online File Sharing Quote: The File sharing is the distribution or exchange of files over computer networks, and peer-to-peer (P2P) networks in particular. Learning Expectations: I would like to know more about file-sharing. I would [...]
The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1: The Matter of Plagiarism: What, Why, and If Quote: The information they present, accurate in their portrayal of texts and theories, reliably fair in their evaluations of students’ work. E-mail addresses are collected from chat rooms, websites, newsgroups, and viruses. Learning Expectations: [...]
The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1: Email Spam Quote: E-mail addresses are collected from chat rooms, websites, newsgroups, and viruses which harvest users’ address books, and are sold to other spammers Learning Expectations: ISPs have attempted to recover the cost of spam through lawsuits against spammers, although they [...]
The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1 : Information Overload Quote: The impact within this issue Together with the amount of information being produced from various people on the net, the problem of Information Overload arises. The implication arises from the psychological field. Learning Expectations: It refers to an [...]
The Handbook of Computer Ethics
April 17, 2009Name of the Book: REGULATORY ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Book Review Chapter: Chapter 1: Regulation and Governance of the Internet Quote: Infrastructure layer can be considered the foundational layer of the Internet– it includes the copper and optical fibre cables (or “pipes”) and radio waves that carry data around the world and into users’ homes. Learning [...]