Human ICT Implants: Technical, Legal and Ethical Considerations [electronic resource] edited by Mark N. Gasson, Eleni Kosta, Diana M. Bowman.

With a Foreword by Professor Rafael Capurro, International Centre for Information Ethics (ICIE); Distinguished Researcher in Information Ethics, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA Considered by many to be science fiction, information and communication technology (...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Information Technology and Law Series, 2215-1966 ; 23
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors:	Gasson, Mark N. (Editor) Kosta, Eleni (Editor) Bowman, Diana M. (Editor)
Language:	English
Published:	The Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press : Imprint: T.M.C. Asser Press, 2012.
Edition:	1st ed. 2012.
Series:	Information Technology and Law Series, 23
Subjects:	Human rights. Computers—Law and legislation. Information technology—Law and legislation. Social sciences—Data processing. Biology—Technique. Mass media—Law and legislation.
Online Access:	Springer English/International eBooks 2012 - Full Set: 2012 (Springer Link)
Format:	Electronic eBook

Contents:

Human ICT implants: From invasive to pervasive
Human ICT implants: From restorative application to human enhancement
Potential application areas for RFID implants
Restoring function: Application exemplars of medical ICT implants
Passive human ICT implants: Risks and possible solutions
Implantable medical devices: Privacy and security concerns
Carrying implants and carrying risks; Human ICT implants and liability
Implants and human rights, In particular bodily integrity
Implanting implications: data protection challenges arising from the use of human ICT implants
Cheating with implants: Implications of the hidden information advantage of bionic ears and eyes
Ethical Implications of Human ICT Implants
Pieces of ME: On identity and information communications technology implants
The societal reality of that which was once science fiction.