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From closed world discourse to digital utopianism: the changing face of responsible computing at Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (1981–1992)

Megan FinnUniversity of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA; Correspondence[email protected]
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Quinn DuPontUniversity College Dublin, Dublin, IrelandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-9376-6755View further author information
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Pages 6-31 | Received 22 Aug 2019, Accepted 29 Jan 2020, Published online: 02 Mar 2020

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