Bias in Computer Systems

ACM Transactions on Information Systems

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 330-347

  Friedman, Batya ^a   Nissenbaum, Helen ^b  

^a Health Services and Department of Biology   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias; Computer ethics; Computers and society; D.2.0 Software : Software Engineering; Design; Design methods; Ethics; H.1.2 Information Systems : User Machine Systems; Human Factors; Human values; K.4.0 Computers and Society : General; Standards

Indexed keywords

MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIAL SCIENCES COMPUTING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; STANDARDS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

COMPUTER ETHICS; HUMAN VALUES; SOCIAL COMPUTING; SOCIAL IMPACT;

COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030196306     PISSN: 10468188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1145/230538.230561     Document Type: Article

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