The Internet and Society: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues)

An examination of the social impact of the Internet, this volume explores political, social, technical, legal, and economic controversies in a manner accessible to the general reader.

• A glossary of key terms, such as algorithm, ARPAnet, Hyper Text Markup Language, identity theft, Internet protocol, malicious mode, and Moore's law, helps readers find their bearings in the high-tech world of the Internet

• Bibliographical sketches of 20 key personalities―both positive and negative―in Internet history bring this high-tech story to life