Accountability in a computerized society

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 25-42

  Nissenbaum, Helen ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accountability; Bugs; Computer ethics; Liability; Moral responsibility; Standard of care

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005095809     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02639315     Document Type: Article

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