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Big data and privacy rights

2017
"Examines how companies, governments, and individuals collect and use massive amounts of personal information, highlighting the privacy concerns that result when these activities are done without public knowledge."--Provided by publisher.

The beautiful bureaucrat

a novel
When Josephine Newbury gets a new job inputting an endless string of numbers into a massive database, she feels something isn't right. Her anxiety grows with her workload until one day her devoted husband disappears. Josephine soon discovers the true nature of her work and how she can save those she holds dear.

Technology and the cloud

Presents varying perspectives on technology and cloud computing, providing readers with a thorough overview of the issues. Includes organizations to contact.

A history of modern computing

2003
Chronicles computing history from the first digital computers in the 1940s to fall of the dot-coms in 2000, discussing the development of smaller and smaller systems, personal computers, and networking, and such topics as Linux open source software and the Microsoft antitrust suit.

Privacy and the Internet

your expectations and rights under the law
2003
Offers an overview of the privacy risks associated with Internet use, discussing how users can protect their identity, personal information, credit card numbers, and more.

Careers in computers

2002
Describes the variety of jobs within the computer field and provides information on salaries, training requirements, responsibilities, and the work culture.

Trapped in the net

the unanticipated consequences of computerization
1997
Explores the effects of computerization in a variety of fields on people's business, social, and personal lives, arguing that it limits choices, modes of control, and experiences with the real world.

The computer glossary

the complete illustrated dictionary
2000
Presents alphabetically arranged definitions of more than six thousand terms related to the Internet, Windows, Macintosh, UNIX, graphics, vendors, and various other computer-related topics, and also includes a CD-ROM version.

The universal history of computing

from the abacus to the quantum computer
2001
Traces the history and development of computing from the invention of the abacus to the creation of the binary system to the conceptual, scientific, and technical achievements that made modern computers possible.

A history of modern computing

1998
Chronicles the history of modern computing from the development of the first electronic digital computer through the creation of the Internet, focusing on four key events, including the commercial use of the computer, the development of small systems, the beginnings of personal computing, and the spread of networking.

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