Cyberethics 8e

By Richard A. Spinello

Cyberethics: Morality and Law in Cyberspace, Eighth Edition, offers a concise, balanced introduction to the ethical and legal challenges shaping today's digital environment. Designed for undergraduate and graduate courses across cybersecurity, computer science, data privacy, and interdisciplinary technology programs, the text examines four core areas: free expression, privacy, intellectual property, and cybersecurity. The Eighth Edition strengthens its international perspective and applies ethical frameworks more consistently across chapters, helping students develop structured moral reasoning and analytical skills. Sixteen contemporary case studies anchor theory in practice and are designed to spark informed classroom discussion. Updated and expanded coverage addresses net neutrality, misinformation and social media, global censorship, EU privacy and antitrust law, major copyright disputes, encryption debates, ransomware, and data breach accountability, including a detailed examination of the Equifax breach. Revisions to ethical theory in Chapter 1 improve clarity and accessibility, while updates throughout reflect evolving legal, social, and policy pressures in networked technologies. With its compact structure, clear organization, and strong integration of ethics and law, Cyberethics remains well-suited to one-semester courses and programs seeking a rigorous yet approachable treatment of digital ethics. Benefits and Features Concise coverage of digital ethics across free speech, privacy, intellectual property, and cybersecurity, structured for one-semester undergraduate or graduate courses. Integrates ethical theory and legal analysis to help students develop disciplined moral reasoning around complex and evolving technology policy issues. Includes 16 contemporary case studies that anchor theory in real-world scenarios and are designed to drive structured debate and critical classroom discussion. Offers expanded international focus, examining EU privacy law, global censorship, antitrust policy, and cross-border governance of networked technologies. Updated content addresses real-world scenarios related to net neutrality, misinformation, social media, encryption debates, ransomware, and major data breaches. Clear organization, accessible writing, and applied frameworks support ease of teaching while aligning with interdisciplinary IT and cybersecurity programs.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1284302520
• ISBN13: 9781284302523
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.