02969cam a2200457 a 4500 15131886 BJBSDDR 20260212161400.0 ta 080108s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng 2008000515 9780521877329 (hardback) 0521877326 (hardback) 15131886 (OCoLC)190761247 DLC DLC YDX BAKER BTCTA YDXCP CDX DLC eng eng T 174 F911f 2008 303.48/3 Friedman, David D., 1945- 43901 Future imperfect : technology and freedom in an uncertain world / David D. Friedman. New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. vi, 351 pages ; 24 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-345) and index. Part I. Prolog: 1. Introduction; 2. Living with change; Part II. Privacy and Technology: 3. A world of strong privacy; 4. Information processing: threat or menace? or if information is property, who owns it?; 5. Surveillance tech: the universal panopticon; Part III. Doing Business Online: 6. Ecash; 7. Contracts in cyberspace; 8. Watermarks and barbed wire; 9. Reactionary progress - amateur scholars and open source; 10. Intermission: what's a meta phor?; Part IV. Crime and Control: 11. The future of computer crime; 12. Law enforcement x 2; Part V. Biotechnologies: 13. Human reproduction; 14. The more you know …; 15. As gods in the garden; 16. Mind drugs; Part VI. The Real Science Fiction: 17. The last lethal disease; 18. Very small Legos; 19. Dangerous company; 20. All in your mind; 21. The final frontier; 22. Interesting times. Future Imperfect describes and discusses a variety of technological revolutions that might happen over the next few decades, their implications and how to deal with them. Topics range from encryption and surveillance through biotechnology and nanotechnology to life extension, mind drugs, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. Technological forecasting. Technology Social aspects. Tecnología Aspectos sociales 4783 Pronóstico tecnológico 47075 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-d.html Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-t.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 124552 124552 0 0 lcc 0 0 CT BJB BJB HU 2025-08-01 0 T 174 F911f 2008 00000194933 2025-08-01 14:39:00 1 2025-08-01 BK