Download or read book Ubiquitous Computing in the Workplace written by Katharina Kinder-Kurlanda and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an interdisciplinary collection of views on the ethical challenges and opportunities of workplaces in the Internet of things. Current developments within Ubiquitous computing (ubicomp) systems designed for the workplace are introduced and philosophical, organizational and socio-ethical considerations of ubicomp in workplaces are provided. Suggestions regarding the rules that should be respected in order to favor an adequate implementation of ubicomp in the workplace are offered, considering both intra-organizational but also wider societal concerns. The interdisciplinary collection of contributions invites the reader to engage in the discussion of ubicomp in everyday working environments.