Tech Nation - Victims of Technology
       
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       06/08/1994 - Victims of Technology
       
       Moira Gunn speaks with Don Sellers, documentary filmmaker and author
       of "ZAP! How your computer can hurt you -- and what you can do about
       it." Mr. Sellers discusses the aspects of using personal computers
       that can affect health, the problems with using new technology before
       its impact is fully understood, and the pros and cons of legislation
       aimed at ensuring that computer users are protected.
       
       Dr. Gunn also speaks with Lauren Wiener. An accomplished technical
       writer, Ms. Wiener has written a book called "Digital Woes -- why we
       should not depend on software." She recounts such tales as the private
       programmer "alarms" that almost halted the first Apollo moon landing
       and the design and perception problems with the radar system in the
       USS Vincennes that resulted in the destruction of a civilian passenger
       aircraft. Ms. Wiener discusses the incredible amount of software that
       surrounds individuals in their homes and the problems that can be
       anticipated in using modern domestic technology.
       
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