Both this book and its first edition are very readable works on the subject of 'computer ethics'. Many college courses on the subject use this, but you need not be taking a course to want to read it. Too many people in the computer field are ignorant of this topic, which is not good.

Unlike any other MIT press book that I have read, this one is a waste of time and money. The book is a compilation of one paragraph summaries of newspaper articles about viruses, hacking, piracy, etc. There are no in depth case studies or analysis. At one point the author complains that Richard Stallman of the Free Software Foundation can advocate free software because he receives funding from the McArthur Foundation. "Other programmers have to eat!" he quips. Can you get any more shallow than that? And besides, I imagine that Red Hat employees are eating just fine. I picked this book up in the MIT Press remainders section for a buck, and let me tell you - I paid too much!!!

This book serves as a good introduction to the main seven areas of information technology reguiring ethical considerations. It is suitable for anyone who is new to computing with a social concience.