A primer on legal issues relating to cyberspace, this textbook introduces business, policy and ethical considerations raised by our use of information technology. With a focus on the most significant issues impacting internet users and businesses in the United States of America, the book provides coverage of key topics such as social media, online privacy, artificial intelligence and cybercrime as well as emerging themes such as doxing, ransomware, revenge porn, data-mining, e-sports and fake news. The authors, experienced in journalism, technology and legal practice, provide readers with expert insights into the nuts and bolts of cyber law. Cyber Law and Ethics: Regulation of the Connected World provides a practical presentation of legal principles, and is essential reading for non-specialist students dealing with the intersection of the internet and the law.

This book introduces law to computer scientists and other folk. Computer scientists develop, protect, and maintain computing systems in the broad sense of that term, whether hardware (a smartphone, a driverless car, a smart energy meter, a laptop, or a server), software (a program, an application programming interface or API, a module, code), or data (captured via cookies, sensors, APIs, or manual input). Computer scientists may be focused on security (e.g. cryptography), or on embedded systems (e.g. the Internet of Things), or on data science (e.g. machine learning). They may be closer to mathematicians or to electrical or electronic engineers, or they may work on the cusp of hardware and software, mathematical proofs and empirical testing. This book conveys the internal logic of legal practice, offering a hands-on introduction to the relevant domains of law, while firmly grounded in legal theory. It bridges the gap between two scientific practices, by presenting a coherent picture of the grammar and vocabulary of law and the rule of law, geared to those with no wish to become lawyers but nevertheless required to consider the salience of legal rights and obligations. Simultaneously, this book will help lawyers to review their own trade. It is a volume on law in an onlife world, presenting a grounded argument of what law does (speech act theory), how it emerged in the context of printed text (philosophy of technology), and how it confronts its new, data-driven environment. Book jacket.

Ethical values in computing are essential for understanding and maintaining the relationship between computing professionals and researchers and the users of their applications and programs. While concerns about cyber ethics and cyber law are constantly changing as technology changes, the intersections of cyber ethics and cyber law are still underexplored. Investigating Cyber Law and Cyber Ethics: Issues, Impacts and Practices discusses the impact of cyber ethics and cyber law on information technologies and society. Featuring current research, theoretical frameworks, and case studies, the book will highlight the ethical and legal practices used in computing technologies, increase the effectiveness of computing students and professionals in applying ethical values and legal statues, and provide insight on ethical and legal discussions of real-world applications.

Ethics and Law in Computing: Exploring Legal Issues and Ethical Concerns in 21st-Century Technology investigates a variety of issues students are likely to encounter in their future careers as computer or IT professionals. The text examines the legal process, algorithmic thinking, ethical decision-making, and how the law is applied in real-world cases related to technology. The book provides students with foundational knowledge on logic, ethics, and the legal process, while presenting in-depth discussions of technological, legal, and ethical issues of concern to today's computer professionals using actual case studies. Opening chapters cover the basics of U.S. law and the court system, ethical theories, how to read legal cases and statutes, and a detailed introduction to intellectual property. The text also examines professionalism, logic and logical fallacies, responsibility and accountability. Later chapters address how technology impacts issues of privacy, freedom of speech, and freedom of the press. The closing chapter provides a brief overview of online legal research. Ethics and Law in Computing is an exemplary textbook for courses and programs seeking to help their students understand the real-world concerns and legal issues of computer science.

This handbook provides an accessible overview of the most important issues in information and computer ethics. It covers: foundational issues and methodological frameworks; theoretical issues affecting property, privacy, anonymity, and security; professional issues and the information-related professions; responsibility issues and risk assessment; regulatory issues and challenges; access and equity issues. Each chapter explains and evaluates the central positions and arguments on the respective issues, and ends with a bibliography that identifies the most important supplements available on the topic.

This book covers the introduction to modern computer law and ethics. The strategy for the text is to present a case study for a legal topic in each chapter, followed by the corresponding theory relating to ethics within the field of information technology. Includes presentation of digital forensics in the courts. The text also covers legal-related topics such as intellectual capital, constitutional law, virtual environments, digital forensic investigations, and computer crime. Completing the text will provide the reader with a theoretical and practical understanding of the modern legal environment and ethics related to the field of information technology. Features: * Presents the theoretical background concerning ethics and reinforces these concepts in each chapter with modern case studies * Covers the technical aspects of digital forensic investigation to include presentation of the evidence in the courts * Discusses intellectual capital and the legal environment within the virtual environment * Companion DVD includes forensic software, cases, resources Brief Table of Contents: 1. Introduction to Cyber Ethics. 2. Internet and Web Regulation. 3. The Constitution and Cyber Law. 4. Intellectual Capital in a Cyber World. 5. Computer Crime. 6. Digital Forensic Investigations. 7. Virtual Work Environments. 8. Cloud Assets, Privacy, and Federal Law.

This major reference work represents the first attempt to confront, on a world-wide basis, the way computer associations face up to their own responsibilities in an age increasingly dominated by information and communication technology. The book deals with the codes of ethics and conduct, and related issues. It is the first book to deal with homogenous codes namely codes of national computer societies. Some thirty codes are compared and analysed in depth. To put these into perspective, there are discussion papers covering the methodological, philosophical and organisational issues.