Nov 22, 2009 ethics in the information technology fieldpeter garofolo slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Johnson is the anne shirley carter olsson professor of applied ethics and chair of the department of science, technology, and society at the university of virginia. Ethical and social issues in is hong kong polytechnic. This text will be especially helpful while instructing ethics in a. Theoretical sources in computer ethics sullivan, patrick f.
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