Computers and Society
Computers and Society | Minority Communities Are Not Being Denied Access to the Internet
The structure of the data superhighway is “the civil rights issue of the twentyfirst century.” This opinion comes from the United Church of Christ, part of a coalition of liberal groups that landed on the front page of the New York Times with a study alleging “electronic redlining.” The study looked at neighborhoods where the Baby Bells are testing fiber-optic “video dial tone” service. It sensed a recurring theme of affluence and whiteness and concluded that the superhighway is bypassing the underprivileged. The study’s sponsors, among them the NAACP, want...
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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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