TY  - BOOK
AU  - Friedman,David D.
TI  - Future imperfect: technology and freedom in an uncertain world 
SN  - 9780521877329 (hardback)
AV  - T 174 F911f 2008
U1  - 303.48/3 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Technological forecasting
KW  - Technology
KW  - Social aspects
KW  - Tecnología
KW  - Aspectos sociales
KW  - Pronóstico tecnológico
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-b.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-d.html
UR  - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0810/2008000515-t.html
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