Current Events and Other Resources of Relevance to CSC 199/299:
Social Implications of Computing

Spring 2012

The following are links to recent (and some not-so-recent) articles related to the subject of the course.  They aren’t intended to be comprehensive or even representative of anything in particular—they’re just things that caught my eye, or were brought to my attention.  You may find them useful as starting-off points for current-events assignments.

Tech-Related Public Policy Organizations
Security and Privacy
Freedom of Speech, Transparency
Universal Access, Digital Democracy, the “Digital Divide,” etc.
Cyber Crime
Law Enforcement
Social Media
Legal Issues
Intellectual Property
Electronic Publishing, e-Learning, etc.
Risk Management
Work/Employment
Ethics
Technology in the Public Interest

Last Change:  10 April 2012 / Michael Scott's email address