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IS THE COMPUTER A COMMUNIST?

The article discusses "computer communism," when computers freely share private information and content over the Internet. The author looks at the political system of communism, the role of computers in capitalism, and private property while explaining the metaphor of computers as communists. Other...

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Published in:ETC: A Review of General Semantics Vol. 69; no. 2; pp. 235 - 237
Main Author: Gozzi, Jr., Raymond
Format: Article
Published: Institute of General Semantics, Inc. Apr2012
Subjects:
Computer ethics
Computer file sharing
Napster (Computer software)
Online identity theft
Communism
Capitalism
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article discusses "computer communism," when computers freely share private information and content over the Internet. The author looks at the political system of communism, the role of computers in capitalism, and private property while explaining the metaphor of computers as communists. Other topics include the music file sharing program Napster, identity theft, and surveillance systems.