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Communications of the ACM archive
Volume 42 , Issue 2 (February 1999) table of contents

Pages: 32 - 48

Year of Publication: 1999

ISSN:0001-0782

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Michael K. Reiter	Bell Labs, Murray Hill, NJ
Aviel D. Rubin	AT&T Labs—Research, Florham Park, NJ

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ACM New York, NY, USA

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
H. Information Systems
H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces
Subjects: Web-based interaction

Additional Classification:
H. Information Systems
H.3 INFORMATION STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL
H.3.4 Systems and Software
Subjects: Information networks
H.3.5 On-line Information Services
Subjects: Web-based services
H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
H.5.4 Hypertext/Hypermedia
Subjects: Navigation

K. Computing Milieux
K.4 COMPUTERS AND SOCIETY
K.4.1 Public Policy Issues
Subjects: Privacy
K.7 THE COMPUTING PROFESSION
K.7.4 Professional Ethics
Subjects: Ethical dilemmas

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors, Legal Aspects

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