technology and freedom in an uncertain world Friedman, David D. 1945- creator text bibliography nyu New York Cambridge University Press 2008 monographic eng

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vi, 351 pages ; 24 cm. 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. 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. David D. Friedman. Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-345) and index. Technological forecasting Technology Social aspects Tecnología Aspectos sociales Pronóstico tecnológico T 174 F911f 2008 303.48/3 9780521877329 (hardback) 0521877326 (hardback) 2008000515 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-t.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-t.html DLC 080108 20260212161400.0 15131886 eng