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Technological Turf Wars

Name: Technological Turf Wars
Brand: Temple University Press,U.S.
SKU: 9781592138821
Price: 28.08 EUR
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A Case Study of the Computer Antivirus Industry

Autor: Jessica R. Johnston

Jazyk:

Väzba: Brožovaná

Vydavateľ: Temple University Press,U.S.

Dostupnosť: Čaká sa dotlač

Termín neznámy

28.08 €

In "Technological Turf Wars", Jessica Johnston analyzes the tensions and political dilemmas that coe...

Informácie o knihe

Autor

Jessica R. Johnston

Jazyk

Angličtina

Väzba

Kniha - Brožovaná

Vydalo

2008

Stránok

232

EAN

9781592138821

ISBN

1592138829

Enbook ID

05087516

Vydavateľ

Temple University Press,U.S.

Hmotnosť

314

Rozmery

140 x 210 x 16

Kompletný popis

In "Technological Turf Wars", Jessica Johnston analyzes the tensions and political dilemmas that coexist in the interrelationship among science, technology and society. Illustrating how computer security is as concerned with social relationships as it is with technology, Johnston provides an illuminating ethnography that considers corporate culture and the workplace environment of the antivirus industry.Using a qualitative, interdisciplinary approach, which combines organizational and security studies with critical and social analysis of science and technology, Johnston questions the motivations, contradictions and negotiations of antivirus professionals. She examines the tensions between the service ethics and profit motives - does the industry release viruses to generate demand for antivirus software? - and considers the dynamics within companies by looking at facets such as gender bias and power politics. "Technological Turf Wars" is an informed, enlightened and entertaining view of how the production of computer security technology is fraught with social issues.