Computers and Society
Computers and Society | Internet Access Providers Should Censor Content
Anyone awake during January 1996 has heard that CompuServe has blocked 200 pornographic sites from its subscribers worldwide in response to an imminent German prosecution. Some hysterical commentators and technogeeks warn that this action marks the demise of Freedom itself. Other less vocal people quietly hope that CompuServe will make this temporary solution a permanent one.
How Pornography Is Sold on the Internet
Consistent in the public debate over the German situation is a lack of understanding of the basics of the technology and the laws of our country....
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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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