In Defense of Spam

Today, it is proper, even mandatory, for computing professionals to design and implement systems that make digital assault more difficult to commit. At the social level, digital systems serve merely as intermediaries in digital interaction, and designing them to make digital assault more difficult would only treat the symptom. Software cannot undermine society, although people can use it to do so. Digital technology supports people, and people, in turn, can support or attack society. Professionals should learn about social actualities as well as concepts for them to be better placed to choose, design, and implement procedures and systems that lessen the causes of malice in society.