Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace - Softcover

Spinello, Richard A.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1284081397 ISBN 13: 9781284081398

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2016

Synopsis

Each new print copy includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access that unlocks a complete eBook, Study Center, homework and Assessment Center, and a dashboard that reports actionable data.

Written for the undergraduate course, Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace, Sixth Edition provides a modern, comprehensive examination of the social costs and moral issues emerging from the ever-expanding use of the internet and new information technologies, as well as internet governance and its control by the state. It highlights both the legal and philosophical perspective of content control, free speech, intellectual property, and security. The Sixth Edition includes interesting new case studies on social media, privacy, and the right to be forgotten, which encourages discussion and fosters critical thinking.

This text is packaged with a full suite of instructor resources including a Test Bank, Lecture Slides in PowerPoint format, sample syllabi and additional resources.

New to the Sixth Edition:
· NEW! -Includes new case studies on modern issues such as the Privacy and the Right to be Forgotten, Employers Monitor Social Media and Twitter, and Free Speech and Terrorism
· EXPANDED! -Provides in-depth discussion of net neutrality and internet governance
· NEW! - Considers the escalating encryption controversy involving the smartphone
· UPDATED! - Provides a comprehensive look at the privacy and free speech issues arising from the expanded use of social networking
· NEW! -Incorporates a new section on the challenge for intellectual property rights posed by digital books and eBooks
· Includes Navigate 2 Advantage Access, which includes a comprehensive and interactive eBook, student practice activities and assessments, learning analytics reporting tools, and more

About this title

About the Author:

Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts

About this edition

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1284081397
• ISBN 13: 9781284081398
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 6
• Number of pages: 244