Computers and Society
Computers and Society | Censorship of Computer Content: An Overview
Cyberenthusiasts sing the praises of the body electric, a global realm of freewheeling computer networks where speech is open and no restrictive rules apply. But because the Internet (“the Net”) exists within societies that have long-standing traditions and laws, its rapid assimilation into the “real world” is provoking tensions and confrontations that are now being played out in the legal domain.
Legislating Speech Restrictions on the Internet
In spring 1995, for example, the U.S. Senate passed the Communications Decency Act, authored by Sen. James Exon...
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: How Will Computers Transform Society?
- Computers and Society: An Overview
- Computers Will Significantly Transform Society
- Personal Computers Will Transform the Home
- Computers Will Not Significantly Transform Society
- Future Societal Transformations Cannot Be Predicted
- Computers Will Create Unemployment
- Software as Career Threat
- Computers Do Not Create Unemployment
- Computer Technology Reduces Worker Productivity
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Chapter 2: How Will Computer Technology Affect the Right to Privacy?
- Chapter 2 Preface
- Computer Technology Violates People’s Right to Privacy
- Computer Technology Can Reveal People’s Personal Information
- Computer Technology Will Eliminate Privacy
- Computer Crimes Will Increasingly Invade People’s Privacy
- Strong Encryption Is Needed to Protect Privacy
- Computer Technology Will Not Necessarily Jeopardize Privacy
- Chapter 3: Should Computer Content Be Censored?
- Chapter 4: Should Universal Access to Computer Technology Be Guaranteed?
- Chapter 5: Will Computers Transform Education?
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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