Chapter on the ethics of emerging/converging technologies, including controversies affecting bioinformatics and nanocomputing.

Expanded analysis of privacy issues, including new sections on controversies involving RFID technologies, ubiquitous communication, and pervasive surveillance.

Analysis of controversies surrounding the Patriot Act and it implications for civil liberties.

Analysis of decisions of recent court cases.

Expanded discussion of property-rights issues involving the Free Software Foundation, the Open Source Initiative, and the Creative Commons.

Analysis of implications of Digital Rights Management Systems for intellectual property rights policies.

Analysis of issues affecting the outsourcing of programming jobs and globalization.