Here are some issues that you may have noticed in the news, each of which involves the intertwining of technology and human values:

Personal privacy when surfing the web Software quality issues: How good is good enough?

Licensing of software engineers

The digital divide: The haves and havenots of information

U$.$S$.$ Supreme Court ruling on virtual kiddie porn

U$.$S$.$ Supreme Court ruling on filters on public library Internet use

U$.$S$.$ Supreme Court ruling that children have the right to buy violent games

Tracking terrorist and hate group websites

Censoring information on the web about making bombs

Loss of jobs due to technology

Computer algorithms for determining the risks of subprime mortgages

Virtual reality as recreation

Computer simulations in the courtroom

Email spam and legislation to stop it

Online education and cheating

Surveillance cameras in public areas