Table of Contents

Computers are Everywhere. Computers and the Human Imagination. Criticism and History. The Business World. Medicine and Computers. Computers and Education. Government and Computers. Free Speech on the Internet. Privacy Protection. Intellectual Property Rights. Computer Crime and Security. The Role of Government in the New Marketplace. Employment and Unemployment. The Information Society. Ethics and Professionalism.

Promotional Information

* New chapters on free speech, intellectual property rights, and computer crime and security
* Revised chapter on the information society
* Two revised chapters on the government, including an analysis of the Microsoft antitrust case

About the Author

Richard Rosenberg is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia. He uses computers regularly, and thinks and teaches about their impact.