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

Spring 2013

The following are links to (mostly 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.  You can also look at lists from previous versions of the course:  Fall 2010Spring 2012

Tech-Related Public Policy Organizations
Security and Privacy
Freedom of Speech, Transparency, Open Access, Anonymity
Provenance, “Urban Legends,” Fraud
Cyber Crime
Legal Issues
Intellectual Property
Electronic Publishing, e-Learning, etc.
Risk Management
Sustainability
Work/Employment
Ethics
Technology in the Public Interest

Last Change:  01 May 2013 / Michael Scott's email address