: Looking back, what was it that first sparked your interest in computer/information ethics? :   In the mid 70’s I left teaching philosophy and went into computer consulting with no academic training in computing. I was amazed at the kinds of critical projects I worked on. I, like my colleagues in the industry, loved...

: Looking back, what was it that first sparked your interest in computer/information ethics? :   I came to appreciate the practical impact of computer ethics in the early 70’s when I was doing logic programming for student applications. As a programmer I realized that I could “observe” and record what students were doing on...

: Looking back, what was it that first sparked your interest in computer/information ethics? :   I took a special topics course in Computers and Society in 1970 under Ron Becker at the U of Maryland. From that point on, it became a passion for me. :   In the June 2001 Computers and Society...

: Looking back, what was it that first sparked your interest in HCI? :   My background was in traditional computer science, technically oriented but I always had a very eclectic outlook on life.  My parents were journalists and my sister an English professor, so the human condition was very much part of my outlook;...