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The core topics at the intersection of human-computer interaction (HCI) and US law -- privacy, accessibility, telecommunications, intellectual property, artificial intelligence (AI), dark patterns, human subjects research, and voting -- can be hard to...

This open access book bridges the gap between ethical theory and software practice. It introduces foundational concepts in digital ethics, highlights the distinctive nature of software as a technology, and offers a systematic approach to integrating...

This LNCS conference set constitutes the proceedings of the 24th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Government, EGOV 2025, in Krems, Austria, held during August 31-September 4, 2025. The 25 full papers presented were carefully selected...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Electronic Government and the Information Systems Perspective, EGOVIS 2025, held in Bangkok, Thailand, during August 25-27, 2025. The 11 full and 4 short papers included in...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 17th IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference on Electronic Participation, ePart 2025, held in Krems, Austria, during August 31-September 4, 2025. The 21 full papers included in this book were carefully...

PROMPTED is a clear and practical guide that makes AI interaction accessible to a wide audience. It fills the gap between dense technical manuals and overly simplistic guides by offering actionable frameworks and techniques to help readers use AI as a...

In today's hyper-connected society, understanding the mechanisms of trust is crucial. Issues of trust are critical to solving problems as diverse as corporate responsibility, global warming, and the political system. In this insightful and entertaining...

Technologists frequently promote self-tracking devices as objective tools. This book argues that such glib and often worrying assertions must be placed in the context of precarious industry dynamics. The author draws on several years of ethnographic...

The two-volume set LNICST 587 + 588 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the EAI 15th International Conference on Africa Internet infrastructure and Services, AFRICOMM 2023, which took place in Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso, in November 2023. The 59...

The two-volume set LNICST 587 + 588 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the EAI 15th International Conference on nternational Conference on e-Infrastructure and e-Services for Developing Countries, AFRICOMM 2023, which took place in Bobo-Dioulasso,...

This two part LNCS volumes constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th CCF Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, ChineseCSCW 2024, held in Hohhot, China, in July 12- 14, 2024. The 52 full papers and 18 short...

This two part LNCS volumes constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th CCF Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing, ChineseCSCW 2024, held in Hohhot, China, in July 12-14, 2024. The 52 full papers and 18 short...

This book explores the complex relationships between sport and video games, two of the largest entertainment sectors globally. Focusing on those games that depict real-life sports and athletic competitions, from FIFA, Madden and NBA 2K to Football...

The success of predictive large language models (PLLMs) like GPT3 and ChatGPT has created both enthusiasts and skeptics of their widespread practical applications, but this book argues that the larger significance of such models is contained in what they...

The development of the internet, particularly the World Wide Web, is currently hitting its limits-both technically and socio-culturally, as well as economically. A new internet is promised as a solution, one that aims to overcome the boundaries between...

Considering the overall situation of the current pandemic and pertinent recommendations, this book focuses on the use of augmented reality (AR) applications for preventing COVID-19 outbreaks along with techniques, tools, and platforms to achieve social...

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd IFIP WG 8.5 International Conference, EGOV 2024, held in Ghent, Belgium, during September 3–5, 2024.  The 29 full papers presented were carefully selected from 69 submissions. They were categorized under...

Handbook of Inclusive Knowledge Management: Ensuring Inclusivity, Diversity, and Equity in Knowledge Processing Activities examines the role that diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) are part of the field and the discipline of knowledge management...

In a world that is awash in ubiquitous technology, even the least tech-savvy know that we must take care how that technology affects individuals and society. That governments and organizations around the world now focus on these issues, that universities...

Information technology has served to revolutionise the use, exchange, and protection of information. The growth of the internet, the convergence of technologies as well as the development of user generated and social networking sites has meant that...

In 1941 Isaac Asimov famously introduced us to the idea of Robots with the ability to tell between right and wrong. However, as his stories go on to show, the 'Laws of Robotics' weren't quite able to govern robots in a way that we would deem acceptable...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 16th IFIP International Conference on Human Choice and Computers, HCC 2024, held in Phuket, Thailand, during September 8–10, 2024. The 9 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and...

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 12th Annual Privacy Forum on Privacy Technologies and Policy, APF 2024, held in Karlstad, Sweden, during September 4–5, 2024.The 12 full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 60 submissions.

Today’s industries are faced with a growing demand for vision systems due to their non-invasive characteristics in inspecting product quality. These systems identify surface defects and faults, and verify components’ orientation and their measurements,...

A feminist perspective on the early history of personal computing, revealing how computers were integrated into the most intimate aspects of family life The Intimate Life of Computers shows how the widespread introduction of home computers in the 1980s...

This interdisciplinary collection rethinks the political economy of the digital market by asking what came before platforms and suggesting what might come after them. By unpacking the concept of ‘platform economies’ into locally embedded variations of...