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Computer ethics

1. ACM: Association for Computing Machinery
2. Applied Ethics Resources
3. Books on the Social Aspects of Computing
4. Center for Democracy and Technology
5. Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility
6. Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
7. Computers and Academic Freedom Top Level Archive
8. Electronic Frontier Foundation
9. Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette
10. Netfuture: Technology and Human Responsibility
11. Opensource .ac.uk

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ACM: Association for Computing Machinery

An international scientific and educational organisation founded in 1947 and dedicated to advancing the art, science, engineering, and application of information technology, serving both professional and public interests by fostering the open interchange of information and by promoting the highest professional and ethical standards.
     Author: Association for Computing Machinery
     Subjects: computer applications, computer ethics, computer programmers, computer science education
     DeweyClass: 004
     Resource type: institution

Applied Ethics Resources

Resources on business ethics, biomedical ethics, computer and information ethics, media ethics, professional ethics, science and technology ethics.
     Author: MacDonald, Chris
     Subjects: business ethics, computer ethics, medical ethics, research ethics, social ethics
     DeweyClass: 170
     Resource type: index

Books on the Social Aspects of Computing

A bibliography of books on the social, cultural, political, economic, business, literary, legal, and religious aspects of networking and computing published in English in 1996 and 1997. It does not include mainly technical books, works of fiction, or directories of online resources.
     Author: Agre, Philip
     Subjects: computer ethics, technology impact
     DeweyClass: 303.4834
     Resource type: bibliography

Center for Democracy and Technology

CDT's mission is to develop and advocate public policies that advance constitutional civil liberties and democratic values in new computer and communications technologies. Includes news, issues and publications.
     Author: Center for Democracy and Technology
     Subjects: civil liberties, computer ethics
     DeweyClass: 323
     Resource type: institution

Centre for Computing and Social Responsibility

Aims to undertake research and provide teaching, consultancy, and advice to individuals, communities, organisations, and governments at local, national, and international levels on the impact of computing and related technologies on society and its citizens. Includes several papers written by centre members.
     Author: De Montfort University
     Subjects: computer ethics, technology impact
     DeweyClass: 170
     Resource type: articles

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility

An alliance of computer scientists and others concerned about the impact of computer technology on society. It aims to influence decisions regarding the development and use of computers so that they reflect basic values and priorities.
     Author: Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
     Subjects: computer ethics, computer programmers, technology impact
     DeweyClass: 170
     Resource type: institution

Computers and Academic Freedom Top Level Archive

An electronic library of information relating to computers and issues of academic freedom.
     Author: Electronic Frontier Foundation
     Subjects: computer ethics, freedom and privacy, research ethics
     DeweyClass: 004
     Resource type: document collection

Electronic Frontier Foundation

A non-profit civil liberties organisation working in the public interest to protect privacy, free expression, and access to public resources and information online, as well as to promote responsibility in new media.
     Author: Electronic Frontier Foundation
     Subjects: civil liberties, computer ethics, cryptography, freedom and privacy, internet culture
     DeweyClass: 323
     Resource type: documents

Net: User Guidelines and Netiquette

Document offering guidelines for use of Internet services, intended to help users to realise the capabilities of the Internet and be responsible in how they access or transmit information through the Internet. Topics include electronic mail, telnet, FTP, discussion groups, the World Wide Web, and the Ten Commandments for Computer Ethics.
     Author: Rinaldi, Arlene H.
     Subjects: computer ethics, electronic mail, internet culture, internet user education
     DeweyClass: 004.678
     Resource type: document

Netfuture: Technology and Human Responsibility

A weekly newsletter that looks beyond the generally recognised risks of computer use such as privacy violations, unequal access, censorship, and dangerous computer glitches. It seeks especially to address deeper levels which semiconsciously shape technology and are shaped by it.
     Author: O'Reilly Associates
     Subjects: computer ethics, internet culture, technology impact
     DeweyClass: 170
     Resource type: magazine

Opensource .ac.uk

Project which aims to promote the re-use and sharing of software under open source licences within the UK academic community. Outlines the motivations behind opensource.ac.uk and lists activities in progress.
     Author: Opensource.ac.uk
     Subjects: computer ethics, computer software suppliers, educational software
     DeweyClass: 379
     Resource type: software