Computers and Society
Computers and Society | Computer Content Should Not Be Censored
A copy of The Naked Society sits in my office. Some people might think it is a collection of dirty pictures. Not at all.
It’s a book written by Vance Packard, the author of three national bestsellers, about the growth of surveillance and the loss of personal freedom. Packard used “naked society” to describe how new technology strips us of our privacy. The book begins with a quote from a famous judge and ends with the Bill of Rights.
The Effects of Political Control of Content
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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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