Digital technology has caused governments, businesses, and individuals to rethink long-held notions of privacy and security. Although monitoring can be used to perform surveillance on criminal activity, it can also be used to spy on innocent individuals, if legal constraints are not in place. Privacy, Security, and Cyberspace, Revised Edition illustrates how digital privacy and security is often a cat-and-mouse game in which owners of computers and digital data constantly update their defenses in response to new threats, while hackers develop new ways to break through such...

Written works, music, videos, and other content on the Internet are easily accessible to the general public, but is it considered ethically permissible to access, copy, and redistribute them? Is it right to look at someone else's documents on a home or school computer just because they are not protected by password? What about using a photograph from the Internet in a research paper without giving credit to the photographer? Computer Ethics, Revised Edition explores these questions and more, enabling students to differentiate between what is legally permissible and what is ethical...

Both employees and employers in a wide variety of fields have benefited from computers and the Internet. Computers in the Workplace, Revised Edition is an updated resource that discusses how digital technology has affected business, addressing topics such as the systemization of work, the division of labor, outsourcing, and crowdsourcing. With computers being integrated into workplaces and making it possible for many people to work from anywhere with a laptop, this book is a must read for the professionals of today and tomorrow.

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Computers and Creativity, Revised Edition explores the many ways people use computers to create software, invent new machines, and express themselves through words, music, graphic art, and multimedia. This updated, full-color resource also explains how computers enable people to collaborate over space and time on a scale never before possible without the use of professional intermediaries. Additionally, it examines the ways in which computer-enabled creativity causes us to rethink copyright and patent law, providing legal protection for the creative works of both artists and...

Communication and Cyberspace, Revised Edition traces the history of communication technology and explores the many ways in which computers and the Internet are integral to modern day communication. Students will learn how communication technology has evolved and been integrated into professional fields such as business, education, and journalism. Covering the history of communication technology, this updated resource ultimately examines how staying connected to others and navigating daily life for people with disabilities has become easier with technological...

Computers in Science and Mathematics, Revised Edition examines notable contributions to the advancement of computer technology, as well as the many ways in which scientists and mathematicians use computers in their daily work. This newly revised edition places a focus on the development of computer hardware and software, the theory underlying the design of computer systems, and the use of computers to advance science and mathematics. Computers in Science and Mathematics, Revised Edition also provides a history of computers as scientific and mathematical tools,...