PERVASIVENESS OF COMPUTERS
= VULNERABILITY
COMPUTER BASED
SYSTEM FAILURES
• 3 Mile Island
• Chernobyl
• KAL007
• Vincennes
• A320 Airbus
Computer Dependency Sometimes Produces Bizzarre Results

New Issues Created by Computers
• Crime
• Victimless?
• Prevent or Detect?
New Issues Created by Computers
• Software Protection
- Users Vs. Developers
New Issues Created by Computers
• Hackers and Malicious Software
• Harmless Fun?
• Guard Civil Liberties?
• Virus Creation Justified?
New Issues Created by Computers
• Unreliable Software	
• Untestable?
• Who is Responsible?
• Warranty?
New Issues Created by Computers
• Privacy
• What is it?
• How Much?
• Balance?
New Issues Created by Computers
• Workplace Computerization
- Enhance or Degrade?
- Deskilling of Workforce?
New Issues Created by Computers
• New Versions of Old Moral Issues?
• No Difference in Kind, Not Just in Context.
EXAMPLES
• Depersonalization of Human Contact.
• False Sense of Reality.
• Storage, Retrieval, and Matching Capabilities Unknown in Earlier Times.
• Library Checkout.
Benign-Invidious Dichotomy
• Nissan
• Video Stores
• Student Cafeterias
• Diner's Club