Included in the 2003 annual bibliography update is an
annotated list of recent books that have been published since 2001. For
information about selected books and articles published since 1998, see the June
1999, June 2000, June 2001, and June 2002 issues of Computers and Society; and for a comprehensive list of books and
articles published before 1997, see my Computing,
Ethics, and Social Responsibility: A Bibliography (available at http://cyberethics.cbi.msstate.edu/biblio).
Anderson, James G., and Kenneth W. Goodman. Ethics and Information Technology. New York:
Springer-Verlag, 2001; 280 pages. ISBN: 0387953086.
Organized into seven chapters: '1. Introduction:
Case Studies in Ethics and Health Informatics,' '2. The Business of Cyber
Health Care,' '3. Contents Consumer Health Information: Let the
Viewer Beware (Caveat Viewor),' '4. Privacy and Confidentiality,' '5. The
Challenge of Bioinformatics,' '6 Evaluation: An Imperative to Do No Harm,' and '7. Online Challenges for Human Subjects Research.' Also
included are seven appendixes: 'Appendix 1: HON Code of Conduct (HONcode) for
Medical and Health Web Sites,' 'Appendix 2. eHealth Code of Ethics,'
'Appendix 3. TRUSTe's Consumer Privacy Protection Guidelines,' 'Appendix
4. TRUSTe Model Privacy Statement,' 'Appendix 5. Health Internet Ethics:
Ethical Principles For Offering Internet Health Services to Consumers,'
'Appendix 6. Criteria for Assessing the Quality of Health Information on the
Internet,' and 'Appendix 7. Principles Governing AMA Publications Web
Sites.'
Baase,
Sara. A Gift of Fire: Social, Legal, and
Ethical Issues in Computing. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall,
2003; 464 pages. ISBN: 0-13-008215-5. Organized into ten chapters: '1.
Unwrapping the Gift,' '2. Privacy and Personal Information,' '3.
Encryption and Interception of Communications,' '4. Can We Trust the Computer'' '5. Freedom of Speech in
Cyberspace,' '6. Intellectual Property,' '7. Computer Crime,' '8. Computers and
Work,' '9. Broader
Issues on the Impact and Control of Computers,' and '10. Professional Ethics
and Responsibilities.' Also includes an epilogue and an appendix entitled 'The Software Engineering Code and the ACM Code.'
Brown, John Seely, and Paul Dugurd. The Social Life of Information. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School
Press, 2002; 330 pages. ISBN: 1-57851-708-7. Organized into eight chapters: '1. Limits to
Information,' '2. Agents and Angels,' '3. Home Alone,' '4. Practice Makes
Process,' '5. Learning'in Theory and in Practice,' '6. Innovating Organization, Husbanding
Knowledge' '7. Reading the Background,' and '8. Re-education.' A bibliography is also included.
Buchanan, Elizabeth A., ed. Readings in Virtual Research Ethics: Issues and Controversies.
Hershey, PA: Idea Group Publishers, 2004; 350 pages. ISBN: 1592401526. Includes
nineteen readings organized into five parts:'Part One: Foundations of Virtual
Research Ethics,' 'Part Two: Media, Messages, and Ethics,' 'Part Three:
Researcher/Researched' Research Ethics in Practice,' 'Part
Four: Online Research with Minors: Special Considerations'' and 'Part Five:
A Call to Researchers.'
Bynum, Terrell Ward, and Simon Rogerson. Computer
Ethics and Professional Responsibility: Introductory Text and Readings.
Oxford: Blackwell, 2004; 384 pages. ISBN: 185548453. A text with readings,
organized into four main parts: 'Part I: What Is Computer Ethics'' 'Part II:
Professional Responsibility,' 'Part III: Codes of Ethics' and 'Part IV: Sample Topics in Computer
Ethics.' Part IV is further subdivided
into five sub-parts: 'Part IVa: Computer Security,' 'Part IVb: Privacy and
Computing,' 'Part IVc: Computing and Intellectual Property,' 'Part IVd:
Global Information Ethics' and 'Part IVe: A Final Case to Analyze.' Six
codes of ethics are included in an appendix to Part III: 'A. The Software
Engineering Code of Ethics,' 'B. The ACM Code of Ethics and Professional
Conduct,' 'C. The ACS Code of Ethics,' 'D. The BCS Code of Conduct,' 'E. The IEEE Code of
Ethics,' and 'F. The IMIS Code of Ethics.' Also
included is a bibliography.
Cranor, Lorrie Faith, and Shane Greenstein, eds.
Communication Policy and Information Technology: Promises, Problems, Prospect.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2002; 480 pages. ISBN: 0-262-03300-3. A collection of
readings whose topics include Internet regulation, electronic voting, monopoly
and competition in communications markets, the future of wireless
communications, and universal service.
De George, Richard T. Ethics
of Information Technology and Business. Blackwell
Publishers, 2003; 256 pages. ISBN:
0631214259. Organized into seven
chapters: '1. Ethics and the Information Revolution,' '2. Marketing,
Privacy and the Protection of Personal Information,' '3. Employee and
Communication Privacy,' '4. New, Intellectual and Other Property,' '5.
Ethical Issues in Information Technology Business and in E-Business,' '6.
Ethical Issues on the Internet,' and '7. Information Technology and Society ' Business, the Digital Divide, and the Changing Nature of
Work.'
Evan, William M., and Mark Manion. Making the Machines: Preventing Technological Disasters. Upper
Saddle, River: Prentice Hall, 2002; 485 pages. ISBN: 0-13-0656-46-1. Includes
fourteen chapters organized into five parts: 'Part I: Introduction,' 'Part
II: The Prevalence of Technological Disasters,' 'Part III: Technological
Disasters Since the Industrial Revolution,' 'Part IV: Analysis of Case
Studies of Technological Disasters,' and 'Part V: Strategic Responses to
Technological Disasters.'
Georges, Thomas M. Digital
Soul: Intelligent Machines and Human Values. Boulder, CO: Westview Press,
2003; 285 pages. ISBN 0-8133-4057-8. Organized into twenty-two chapters: '1.
Artificial intelligence ' That's the Fake Kind, Right'' '2. What Makes
Computers So Smart'' '3. What Do You Mean, Smarter Than Us'' '4.
Machines Who Think,' '5. Let the Androids Do It'' '6. 'What Is Intelligence'' '7. What is
Consciousness'' '8. Can Computers Have Emotions'' '9. Can Your PC Become
Neurotic'' '10. The Moral Mind,' '11. Moral Problems With Intelligent Artifacts''
'12. The Moral Machine,' '13 Global Network to Global Mind,' '14. Will Machines Take
Over'' '15. Why Not Just Pull the Plug'' '16. Cultures in Collision,' '17. Beyond Human
Dignity,' '18. Extinction or Immortality,' '19. The
Enemy Within,' '20 Electronic Democracy,' '21. Rethinking the Covenant
Between Science and Society,' and '22. What About God''
Gunn, Alastair S., and P. Aarne Vesiland. Hold
Paramount: The Engineer's Responsibility to Society. Brooks/Cole-Thompson
Learning, 2003; 159 pages. ISBN: 0-534-39258-X. Organized into fifteen Chapters:
'I. Doing the Right Thing,' '2. The Engineering Profession,' '3.
Enhance Human Welfare,' '4. Hold Paramount,' '5. The Safety of the Public,' '6. Professional
Development,' '7. Solicit or Accept Gratuities,' '8. Self-Laudatory Language,' '9. Contributions in Order to
Secure Work,' '10. Professional Development of Others,' '11. Overseas Work,' '12. Uphold the Honor and
Dignity,' '13. Faithful Agents,' '14. 'Avoid Conflicts of Interest, and '15. Objective and Truthful
Manner.'
Jenkins, Henry, and David Thorburn, eds. Democracy and New
Media. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2004; 440 pages. ISBN: 0-262-10101-7. A
collection of readings on democracy and cyberspace, which examine the impact of
emerging technologies on politics, journalism, and civic experience.
Katz, James E., and Ronald E. Rice. Social Consequences of Internet Use: Access, Involvement, and
Interaction. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003; 460 pages. ISBN: 0-262-11269-8.
Explores the impact of the Internet on society from three perspectives: access
to Internet technology (the digital divide), involvement with groups and
communities through the Internet (social capital), and use of the Internet for
social interaction and expression (identity).
Li, Lun. Virtue
Behind the Mouse: Ethical Issues in Cyberspace. Nanchang, China: Jianxi
People's Press, 2002; 318 pages. ISBN 7-210-02634-7. Organized into ten
chapters: '1. Making the Net Better: The Rise of Cyberethics,?' '2.
Rebuilding the Tower of Babel: Why is Net Morality Possible'' '3. Freedom
and Sharing: The Ethos of the Net Society,' '4. Knowledge and Information:
The Engine of the Net Society,' '5. Trust and Self-regulation the Node of
the Net Society,' '6. Globalization and Diversity: The Tension of the Net
Society,' '7. Humanity and Human Relationships: The Sphinx Riddle of the Net
Society,' '8. The Hacker ethics: What kind of Ethic is it'' '9. The Emperor's New Clothes: Privacy in
Cyberspace,' and '10. Treat the Net
Well: Crisis in the Net-Eco and Net-Eco Ethics.'
McKnight, Lee W., William Lehr, and David D. Clark, eds. Internet
Telephony. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2001; 390 pages. ISBN: 0-262-13385-7.
Examines the transformation of the Internet from a network application using
phone lines to a general communications infrastructure that has a wide impact on
applications, architectures, networks, economics, public policy, industry
structures, regulation, and service providers.
Menzel, Peter, and Faith D'Aluisio. Robo Sapiens: Evolution of a New Species. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press,
2001; 240 pages. ISBN: 0-262-63245-4. Organized into six sections: 'Electronic
dreams,' Robo sapiens,' 'Bio logical,' 'Remote possibilities,'
'Work mates,'
and 'Serious fun.' Also includes
an 'Introduction,' written by Menzel, and a section on 'Methodology'
written by D'Aluisio, as well as a glossary.
Misa, Thomas J., Philip Brey, and Andrew Feenberg, eds. Modernity
and Technology. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2004; 376 pages. ISBN:
0-262-13421-7. Organized into three main parts. Part I provides a methodological
groundwork for combining studies of technology and modernity, while integrating
ideas drawn from feminism, critical theory, philosophy, sociology, and
socioeconomics. Part II, which continues the methodological discussion, focuses
on specific sociotechnical systems or technologies with prominent relations to
modernity. Part III introduces practical and political issues by considering
alternative modes of technology development and offers critiques of modern
medicine, environmental technology, international development, and technology
policy.
Moor, James H., and Terrell Ward Bynum, eds. Cyberphilosophy:
The Intersection of Computing and Philosophy. Malden, MA: Blackwell
Publishers, 2002; 308 pages. ISBN: 1-40510-073-7. Fourteen readings organized
into five sections: 'Minds and Computers,' 'Agency and Computers,' 'Reality and
Computers,' 'Communication and Computers,' and 'Computer Ethics.'
Moore, Adam D. Intellectual
Property and Information Control: Philosophical Foundations and Contemporary
Issues. New Brunswick, NJ: Transactions Publishing, 2001; 252 pages. ISBN:
0-7658-0070-5. Examines arguments for intellectual property and information
control. Also proposes a Lockean model of property and recommends changes in
Anglo-American intellectual property institutions. Patent law, fair use,
workplace privacy, encryption, and public policy are also discussed.
Morgan, M. Granger, Barcuh Fischhoff, Ann Bostrom, and
Cynthia J. Atman. Risk Communication: A
Mental Model Approach. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2002; 304
pages. ISBN: 0521802237. Organized into nine chapters: '1. Introduction,' '2. The Carnegie Mellon Mental Models
Approach,' '3. Creating an Expert
Model of the Risk,' '4. Mental Model Interviews,' '5. Confirmatory
Questionnaires,' '6. Development and Evaluation of Communications,' '7.
Case Studies: Applications to Environmental Risks,' '8. A Mental Models
Approach to HIV/AIDS,' and '9. Some Concluding Remarks.'
Mueller, Milton L. Ruling
the Root: Internet Governance and the Taming of Cyberspace. Cambridge, MA:
MIT Press, 2002; 332 pages. ISBN: 1-262-13412-8. Uses the theoretical framework
of 'institutional economics' to analyze the global policy and governance
problems created by the assignment of Internet domain names and addresses.
Reynolds, George. Ethics
in Information Technology. Course Technology, 2002; 255 pages. ISBN:
0619062770. Organized into eight chapters: '1: An Overview of Ethics,' '2:
Ethics for IT Professionals and IT Users,' '3: Computer and Internet Crime,' '4:
Privacy,' '5: Freedom of Expression,' '6: Intellectual Property,' '7: Software
Development,' and '8: Employer/Employee Issues,' Also includes four appendixes: 'Appendix A. Association for
Computing Machinery (ACM) Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct,' 'Appendix B. Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) Code
of Ethics,' 'Appendix C. Software Engineering Code of Ethics and
Professional Practice,' and 'Appendix D. Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Code of Ethics.'
Rudinow, Joel, and Anthony Graybosch, eds. Ethics
and Values in the Information Age. Wadsworth, 2002; 483 pages. ISBN:
0-15-507956-5. Includes thirty-three readings organized into eleven chapters: '1. Ethics
'Informationalized': From Walden to DotComGuy,?' '2. Media
Values I: Freedom and Information,' '3: Media Values II: Assessing Media
Performance,' '4. Ethics and Advertising,' '5. Ethics and Entertainment
I: Humor and Comedy,' '6. Ethics and Entertainment II: Sex and Violence,' '7. Information Access I:
Privacy,' '8. Information Access II: Secrecy and Confidentiality,' '9. Information Access III: Intellectual
Property,' '10. Information Access IV: Security,' and '11. Information Technology,
Everyday Life, and the Future of Human Civilization.' Each chapter includes one or more case studies as well as a set of
exercises and suggested readings.
Spinello, Richard A. Case
Studies in Information Technology Ethics. 2nd ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ:
Prentice Hall, 2003; 252 pages. ISBN: 0-13-099150-3. Includes forty-five cases
organized into eight chapters: '1. Frameworks for Ethics and Policy,' '2.
Free Expression in Cyberspace,' '3. Intellectual Property Issues I: Software
Ownership,' '4. Intellectual Property II: Digital Music, Interconnectivity,
and Trespass,' '5. Privacy and Information Access,' '6. Security and
Cybercrime,?' '7. Liability, Reliability, and Safety Issues,' and '8.
Fair Competition and Internet Access.'
Spinello, Richard A. CyberEthics:
Morality and Law in Cyberspace. 2nd ed. Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett
Publishers, 2003; 238 pages. ISBN: 0-7637-0064-9. Organized into six chapters: 'One: The Internet and Ethical
Values,' 'Two: Regulating and Governing the Internet,' 'Three: Free
Speech and Content Control in Cyberspace,' 'Four: Intellectual Property in
Cyberspace,' 'Five: Regulating Internet Privacy,' and 'Six: Securing the
Electronic Frontier.' Discussion questions are included at the end of each
chapter, and cases are included in some chapters. A glossary is also included.
Tavani, Herman T. Ethics
and Technology:Ethical Issues in
Information and Communication Technology. New York: John Wiley & Sons,
2004; 368 pages. ISBN: 0471249661. Organized into eleven chapters: '1.
Introduction to Cyberethics: Concepts, Perspectives, and Methodological
Frameworks,' '2. Ethical Concepts and Ethical Theory: Establishing and
Justifying a Moral System,' '3. Critical Thinking Skills and Logical
Arguments: Tools for Evaluating Cyberethics Issues,' 'Professional Ethics,
Codes of Conduct, and Moral Responsibility,' '5. Privacy and Cyberspace,' '6. Security in
Cyberspace,' '7. Cybercrime and Cyber-related Crimes,' '8. Intellectual Property in
Cyberspace,' '9. Regulating Commerce and
Speech in Cyberspace,' '10. Social Issues I: Equity and Access, Employment
and Work,' and '11. Social Issues II: Community and Identity in Cyberspace.' Also includes five appendixes:
'Appendix A: IEEE Code of Ethics,' 'Appendix B: ACM Code of Ethics and Professional
Practice,' 'Appendix C: IEEE-CS/ACM Software Engineering Code of Ethics and Professional
Practice,' 'Appendix D: Computing Curricula 2001,' and 'Appendix E:
Additional Critical Thinking Techniques.' Included at the end of each chapter
is a set of 'review questions,' 'discussion questions,' and 'suggested readings.' A glossary is also included.
Wardrip-Fruin, Noah, and Nick Montfort, eds. The
New Media Reader. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2003; 824 pages. ISBN:
0-262-23227-8. A collection of readings that were originally published between
World War II and the emergence of the World Wide Web when they entered the
mainstream of public life. The texts, which explore a range of issues from
cybernetic feedback to early notions of hypertext, are authored by computer
scientists, artists, architects, literary writers, interface designers, cultural
critics, and individuals working across disciplines. Accompanying the book is a
CD that contains examples of early games, digital art, independent literary
efforts, software created at universities, and home-computer commercial
software.
Warschauer, Mark. Technology
and Social Inclusion: Rethinking the Digital Divide. Cambridge, MA: MIT
Press, 2003; 272 pages. ISBN: 0-262-232243-3. Examines the ways in which
different access levels to technology contribute to social and economic
stratification or inclusion. Case studies from developed and developing
countries, including Brazil, China, Egypt, India, and the United States are
included.
Wilson III, Ernest J. The Information
Revolution and Developing Countries. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 456 pages.
ISBN: 0-262-23230-8. Analyzes the major transformations resulting from the
global information revolution, arguing that the information revolution is rooted
in societal dynamics, political interests, and social structure.
Woodbury, Marsha Cook. Computer
and Information Ethics. Champaign, IL: Stipes Publishing, 2002; 354 pages.
ISBN: 1-58874-155-9. Organized into nine chapters: '1. Ethics,' '2. The
Roots of Ethics,' '3. Decision Making and Professionalism,' '4. Cyber
History and Cyber Etiquette,' '5. Computer Crime and Infowar,?' '6.
Information, Privacy, and the Law,' '7. Risk, Reliability, AI, and the Future,' '8. E-commerce and Business
Ethics,' and '9. Social Issues.'
Also included are two appendixes ' 'Software Engineering Code of Ethics and
Professional Practice' and the 'ACM Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct' ' and a glossary.
Woolgar, Steve, ed. Virtual Society' Technology, Cyberbole, Reality. Oxford: Oxford University Press,
2002; 349 pages. Includes seventeen readings that resulted from research carried
out under the auspices of the ERCS funded research program ' Virtual Society' The social science of electronic technologies.
