Computer Ethics

von Richard T de George

304 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This is the first study of business ethics to take into consideration the plethora of issues raised by the Information Age.

- - The first study of business ethics to take into consideration the plethora of issues raised by the Information Age. - Explores a wide range of topics including marketing, privacy, and the protection of personal information; employees and communication privacy; intellectual property issues; the ethical issues of e-business; Internet-related business ethics problems; and the ethical dimension of information technology on society. - Uncovers previous ignored ethical issues. - Underlines the need for public discussion of the issues. - Argues that computers and information technology have not necessarily developed in the most ethical manner possible.