Gift of Fire, A: Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet, 3/e

Gift of Fire is ideal for courses in Computer
Ethics and Computers and Society.

In this revision of a best-seller, Baase explores the social,
legal, philosophical, ethical, political, constitutional, and
economic implications of computing and the controversies they
raise. With a computer scientist's perspective, and with historical
context for many issues, she covers the issues readers will face
both as members of a technological society and as professionals in
computer-related fields. A primary goal is to develop computer
professionals who understand the implications of what they create
and how it fits into society at large.