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---+!! CS335: Computer Ethics

This course discusses ethical, societal, and public-policy issues relating to computing and to computing professionals.

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 *Fall Semester 2012*

Lecture: Mondays and Wdnesdays, 2:00 to 2:50, Taft Hall 117

Instructor: [[http://www.cs.uic.edu/Troy][Patrick Troy]]

[[SyllabusFall2012][Syllabus for Fall 2012]]

[[KeyDatesFall2012][Key Dates for Fall 2012]]

[[HomeworksFall2012][Homework for Fall 2012]]

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<blockquote> __Spring Semester, 2011__ </blockquote>

Lecture: Mondays and Wednesdays from 2:00 to 2:50, Lecture Center A6.

Instructor: [[http://www.cs.uic.edu/Sloan][Prof. Robert Sloan]].

Office hours: Mondays 12:00 to 1:30, and by appointment, and just dropping by often works.

[[Syllabus][Syllabus for Spring 2011]]

[[KeyDates][Key Dates for Spring 2011]]

[[Homeworks][Homework for Spring 2011]]
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---+++++ Examples of currently hot topics (as of December 15 2010&ndash;January 4 2011) that might be discussed:

   * For the purposes of a police search, is email stored at Google the same as snail mail? That is, do the police require a search warrant? See http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/federal-court-e-mail-entitled-to-fourth-amendment-protection/
   * Much about the !WikiLeaks scandal, and especially some of its technical issues: 
      * The cybe counter-attacks by supporters of !WikiLeaks; see http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/08/AR2010120804038.html
      * Amazon's decision not to continue to host !WikiLeaks, and what it says about the use of cloud computing, see http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/dec/11/wikileaks-amazon-denial-democracy-lieberman
   * Net Neutrality. As of the minute I am writing these words, it seems that the Federal Trade Commission has made a decision, but has not yet publicized it. See http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/mobile/12/21/fcc.open.internet.secrecy/ for the status as of noon Central Time December 21. (And see Net Neutrality in Wikipedia if you don't know what it is.)
   * Tracking web users. See the Wall Street Journal's [[http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703940904575395073512989404.html][What They Know]] series for a good non-technical overview. Currently the Federal Trade Commission is also considering instituting a "Do Not Track" list like the "Do not call" list for telemarketing.
   * The risks of using technology: [[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/29/health/29radiation.html][Medical radiation equipment that was set wrong severely injuring patients]] at Evanston Hospital in 2010. This is an amazing story, because many regard the Therac-25 radiation machine fiasco as the worst software engineering failure of all time, and here is somerthing somewhat similar happenning over 20 years later.

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---++ Early-semester To-Do's for students:
   * Obtain the books! (See syllabus).
   * Do reading for Wednesday of first week of class. (See syllabus).
   * Do the short writing assignment due Wednesday of second week of class (See Homeworks).
   * Pick partner and presentation/debate topic.
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