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This book challenges scholars and researchers to answer questions such as: How can game design be improved to foster ethical thinking and discourse? What are the theories and methodologies that will help us understand, model, and assess ethical thinking in games? How do we use games in...

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This book uses general ethical principles derived from the work of John Rawls and Martin Heidegger, as a basis for discussion of ethical problems in information technology use within organizations including privacy, security, piracy, outsourcing of high-level jobs and the value of IT itself.

This book is a reference source on ethical and security issues relating to the latest technologies. It covers a wide range of themes, including topics such as computer crime, information warfare, privacy, surveillance, intellectual property and education. It is a useful tool for students,...