4901.265.01 Computers & Society (non-WI)

Course Info and Syllabus

Reading Assignments

02/04/2001 - Safety and Reliability - I

WWW: The Helminthiasis of the Internet
WWW: The Morris Worm: How it Affected Computer Security and Lessons Learned by It
C & C: VII-H

02/06/2001 - Safety and Reliability - II

C & C: VII-C, VII-I

02/25/2001 - Data Mining

C & C: VI-H, VI-I
WWW: Privacy pundits slam TiVo for "mixed message"
WWW: Response to Privacy Foundation Report

02/27/2001 - Cyberprivacy

WWW: Lawmaker Questions Comcast's Web Tracking
WWW: Rep. Markey's letter to Comcast
WWW: Comcast Halts Tracking of Its Subscribers

WWW: Hancock: Cyberprivacy debate, cyberprivacy debacle

C & C: VI-A

Further reading assignments appear on WebCT

Homework Assignments

1. Web Quiz (Due: Wednesday, February 27)

Project

• Computers, Technology, and Society in fiction (Topic due: April 8) (Submission due: April 22)

Exam Schedule

• Final exam: take-home exam (Due: Wednesday, May 8)