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Sydney in the 1970s and 1980s was a world of limited choice, one where we all watched the same television programs and the household phone was at the heart of all networks people belonged to: family, school, church and the neighbourhood. The arrival of the internet promised a uto...pian, creative and democratic future that would break down traditional institutions and replace them with exciting collaborative networks. So how did we end up here? In Webtopia, Peter Lewis draws from his own pre- and post-tech experience and conversations with entrepreneurs, politicians, pastors, parents, teachers and journalists to show us that technology is not the problem. We are. If we fix our relationship with technology, it will be easier to fix our relationships with each other in a fragmenting world. Riveting, engaging and wise, Webtopia traces our digital journey to this point and, fearlessly, marks out the best route from here.
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Book Pack consisting of Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 (ISBN 9780113310593) and Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 (ISBN 9780113310609). Directing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 has been designed to be a role specific handbook for senior managers and project ...board members, which describes how to oversee projects being managed using PRINCE2. The guide sets PRINCE2 in the wider context of project management (but still non-specific for industry sector) and describes or cross-references techniques which support the PRINCE2 method. Managing Successful Projects with PRINCE2 is an invaluable resource for practitioners responsible for delivering projects because it provides clear, step-by-step guidance on implementing PRINCE2 to ensure effective project management and measurable benefits for organizations
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Kevin Mitnick, the world's most famous hacker, teaches you easy cloaking and counter-measures for citizens and consumers in the age of Big Brother and Big Data.
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In this explosive memoir, a political consultant and technology whistleblower reveals the disturbing truth about the multi-billion-dollar data industry, revealing to the public how companies are getting richer using our personal information and exposing how Cambridge Analytica ex...ploited weaknesses in privacy laws to help elect Donald Trump.
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By Levine, Yasha
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An explosive, revisionist history of the dark past, and darker present of the internet.
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By Broad, Ellen
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AI can be all too human: quick to judge, capable of error, vulnerable to bias. It's made by humans after all. Made by Humans explores our role in automation and the responsibilities we must take on. Roaming from Australia to the UK and the US, this is a personal, thought-provokin...g examination of humans as data and humans as the designers of systems that try to understand us.
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Topical and gripping, Troll Hunting is an extraordinary first-person investigation of a disturbing new online reality that goes well beyond cyberbullying
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Ethics in ICT - An Australian Perspective has been written for students studying the Ethics of Information and Computer Technology (ICT) and explores how the potential consequences of our actions can affect user communities. It addresses the topics of ethics, social implications,... professional practice and interpersonal communications outlined in the Australian Computer Society (ACS) guidelines for professional accreditation of ICT courses. The authors of this wholly Australian text encourage students preparing for a career in the exciting and ever-changing ICT industry to consider ethical issues and social responsibility.
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By Askew, Kate
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Few booms in Australia have been faster or more furious than the Dot Com Bubble. The brightest and best investors dived in, technology geeks grew into overnight millionaires and miners stopped digging dirt and started surfing the net. The market surged and crashed, as Dot Com Bub...ble became Dot Com Bomb.
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Community Informatics involves study of the relationship between the design of information and communications technologies (ICTs) and local communities. This book uses a combination of theoretical and case study approaches to explore connections between Community Informatics, Soc...ial Informatics, and broader social theory.
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