A Gift of Fire:
Social, Legal, and Ethical Issues for Computing Technology

(Fourth edition)
by Sara Baase

Recent Additions and Changes to A Gift of Fire Website


4/22/13: Update for Chapter 2 re real-time airplane flight data.
Update for Chapter 4 re Viacom lawsuit against YouTube.
New book (Schmidt, The New Digital Age) added to book list.

4/5/13: Update for Chapter 5 re AT&T/iPad case.

3/17/13: Update for Chapter 4 re impact of cyberlockers on movie sales.

3/14/13: New book (Cukier, Big Data) added to book list.

2/8/13: Update for Chapter 2 re airport scanners.

1/14/13: Update for Chapter 1 re 3D printers.

12/12/12: Presentation assignment for Chapter 2 re determining emotion from voice.

12/11/12: Update for Chapter 6 re firing for social media posts.

11/13/12: Update for Chapter 5 re cyber attacks by and against Iran. Term paper topic re cyber warfare.

11/7/12: Presentation assignment for Chapter 7 re tweeting false information.

11/3/12: Update for Chapter 3 re censorship in Vietnam.

10/31/12: Update for Chapter 6 re access to personal social media accounts by employers and colleges.

9/9/12: Update for Chapter 7.

8/28/12: I set up this site for the new fourth edition in Aug. 2012. Initially, it contained many items similar to those for the 3rd edition and some new updates and presentation assignments.

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