A Gift of Fire‎:‎ Social‎,‎ Legal‎,‎ and Ethical Issues for Computing and the Internet Third Edition SARA BAASE A Gift of Fire‎,‎ Third Edition is the most comprehensive and up‎-to‎-date text on the social and ethical issues associated with computing‎,‎ networking‎,‎ and the Internet‎.‎ Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest trends and technologies‎,‎ this book will help readers understand and evaluate the crucial issues they will face as technology professionals‎,‎ users‎,‎ and citizens‎.‎ Baase offers thoughtful‎,‎ in‎-depth coverage ‎- and diverse viewpoints ‎- on issues ranging from privacy to hacking‎,‎ censorship to piracy of music and movies‎,‎ social networking to computer crime‎.‎ She helps readers consider difficult and provocative questions such as‎:‎ In what form will copyright survive the revolutionin technologies for sharing‎?‎ Which technology decisions should be left to the marketplace‎,‎ and which require government regulation‎?‎ Who‎'‎s in charge when digital actions cross borders‎?‎ What are the ethical responsibilities of a computer professional‎?‎ This book‎'‎s far‎-reaching coverage includes‎:‎ Impact and quality of user‎-supplied Web content Privacy and computer technology‎:‎ Records of online activity‎,‎ video surveillance‎,‎ GPS location tracking‎,‎ consumer dossiers‎,‎ national ID systems‎,‎ and more Internet censorship laws and alternatives‎,‎ spam‎,‎ political campaign regulation‎,‎ anonymity‎,‎ and Net neutrality Intellectual property‎:‎ Copyright law‎,‎ fair use‎,‎ the DMCA‎,‎ video sharing‎,‎ software patents‎,‎ free software‎,‎ piracy‎,‎ and new business models Computer crime‎:‎ Identity theft‎,‎ hacking‎,‎ credit card fraud‎,‎ online scams‎,‎ auction fraud‎,‎ click fraud‎,‎ stock fraud‎,‎ digital forgery‎,‎ and more Computers and work‎:‎ Job destruction and creation‎,‎ global outsourcing‎,‎ telecommuting‎,‎ and employee monitoring Errors‎,‎ failures‎,‎ and risk‎:‎ System failures‎,‎ safety‎-critical applications‎,‎ software design problems‎,‎ and techniques for improving reliability and safety How societies make decisions about new technologies About the Author Sara Baase‎,‎ Professor Emeritus of Computer Science at San Diego State University‎,‎ has won three Outstanding Faculty awards‎.‎ Her computer science textbooks have been translated into Sapnish‎,‎ Japanese‎,‎ Russian‎,‎ Chinese‎,‎ and Korean‎.‎ Dr‎.‎ Baase served on the College Board‎'‎s committee to develop the Advanced Placement program in Computer Science‎.‎ She holds a doctorate from UC Berkeley‎.‎