Internet Ethics
The Internet Ethics program at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, Santa Clara University / Irina Raicu behind the keyboard
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Theses on Doomscrolling
Librarianshipwreck - LibrarianShipwreck 127d 1 tweets
‘Tis sweet, when, down the mighty main, the winds Roll up its waste of waters, from the land To watch another’s labouring anguish far, Not that we joyously delight that man Should thus …
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Internet Ethics 'Part of the horrible irony of doomscrolling is that it gives the lie to the techno-utopian hope that access to information #technology would solve all of the world’s problems": #ethics #internet #socialmedia #media 127d
Eva Galperin, teaching of tech mistakes of the past | SC Media
Derek Johnson - SC Media 127d 1 tweets
Now EFF’s director of cybersecurity, Eva Galperin’s most recent work involves taking down the “stalkerware” industry.
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Internet Ethics “I want to live in a world where if your products don’t work for women, if they don’t protect people in LGBT communities, if they don’t work for darker skin, your products will not make it to market": #ethics #engineering #tech #business #cybersec 127d
Consumer Reports Study Finds Marketplace Demand for Privacy and Security
Consumerreports.org 133d 3 tweets
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Internet Ethics "Consumer Reports Study Finds Marketplace Demand for #Privacy and #Security": #ethics #internet #business #tech #IoT #cybersec 133d
AI for Good (Trouble) - Santa Clara Law
Santa Clara Law 133d 1 tweets
This event is part of the “Artificial Intelligence for Social Impact and Equity” series, a set of conversations about how artificial intelligence and the algorithms around us are making our society more or less fair and prosperous and how we… Read...
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Internet Ethics Register now and join us next week, on 10/29, for "#AI for Good (Trouble)" with --founding CEO of AI For the People (AFP) and UN Advisor on race and AI: #ethics #tech #gov #law #criminaljustice cc 133d
Your Technology Is Tracking You. Take These Steps For Better Online Privacy : Life Kit
NPR.org 139d 3 tweets
NPR's Laurel Wamsley talked with the experts about how to better protect your information — from your text messages to your location — while you're on the phone and computer.
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Internet Ethics Part of protecting your #privacy and #cybersecurity is turning off ad personalization: #ethics #tech #internet #data 139d
‘Social Dilemma’ Star Tristan Harris Responds to Criticisms of the Film, Netflix’s Algorithm, and…
Alex Kantrowitz - Medium 147d 2 tweets
In a new interview, the former Google design ethicist weighs in on the backlash to the popular Netflix doc
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Internet Ethics "‘Social Dilemma’ Star Tristan Harris Responds to Criticisms of the Film, Netflix’s Algorithm, and More": #ethics #tech #internet #socialmedia 141d
Election Interference: 2020 - Santa Clara Law
Santa Clara Law 143d 1 tweets
This event is part of the Artificial Intelligence for Social Impact and Equity” series, a set of conversations about how artificial intelligence and the algorithms around us are making our society more or less fair and prosperous and how we… Read...
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Internet Ethics Register now and join us on Nov. 10 for a conversation with about the efforts to interfere in the 2020 election, as well as the efforts to prevent and combat the interference--and the use of #AI in both: #ethics #internet #tech cc 143d
Full Page Reload
IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News 145d 1 tweets
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Internet Ethics "Here Comes the #Internet of Plastic Things, No Batteries or Electronics Required": #ethics #tech #IoT #privacy 145d
Students Are Rebelling Against Eye-Tracking Exam Surveillance Tools
Vice.com 152d 2 tweets
Invasive test-taking software has become mandatory in many places, and some companies are retaliating against those who speak out.
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Internet Ethics "[S]tudents have started online petitions calling for universities across the world to abandon the tools, and faculty on some campuses... have led similar campaigns, arguing that universities should explore new forms of assessment": #ethics #privacy #tech 152d
How you can fight algorithms for a more just and equitable future
Mashable 172d 2 tweets
Algorithms fuel the ever-growing police and surveillance state. Here's what you can do about it.
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Internet Ethics "People are fighting #algorithms for a more just and equitable future. You can, too": #ethics #AI #tech #business #gov #criminaljustice #lawenforcement #privacy #activism #law h/t 172d
Police built an AI to predict violent crime. It was seriously flawed
Matt Burgess - WIRED UK 209d 5 tweets
A Home Office-funded project that used artificial intelligence to predict gun and knife crime was found to be wildly inaccurate
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Internet Ethics Re-upping: "Readings in #AI #Ethics": Need to update it with at least two more links-- and #algorithms #data #tech #MachineLearning #highered 175d
The Overlooked User
Medium 176d 2 tweets
Social media companies must prioritize and design for teens
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Internet Ethics "After conducting #research with #socialmedia company employees over the past eight months, we are concerned by the lack of attention to any subgroup of users, especially adolescents": #ethics #tech #business #teens 176d
Comedian Sued For Creating Fake 'Antifa' Events on Facebook
Gizmodo 180d 1 tweets
The mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against a 28-year-old comedian who created three fake events on Facebook that claimed “antifa” was coming to the town. Police responded to one of the fake events in late August with at least 30...
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Internet Ethics "Comedian Sued For Creating Fake 'Antifa' Events on #Facebook": #ethics #law #internet #socialmedia h/t 180d
No, A Massive Cyber-Attack Didn’t Take Down The Internet On Sunday: Here’s What Happened
Davey Winder - Forbes 183d 1 tweets
What caused one of the most significant internet outages ever over the weekend?
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Internet Ethics "No, A Massive Cyber-Attack Didn’t Take Down The #Internet On Sunday: Here’s What Happened": #ethics #internet #cybersec #tech 183d
AI and Health Equity - Santa Clara Law
Santa Clara Law 183d 1 tweets
The pandemic and other recent events have highlighted the lack of equity in many healthcare-related issues in the U.S. The infusion of AI into this context promises new opportunities and poses new challenges. Join us for a discussion of both,… Read...
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Internet Ethics Register now and join us on 9/9 at noon PST for "#AI and #Health Equity": a conversation with director of bioethics and professor : #ethics #tech cc 183d
An Extremely Comprehensive Guide to Making Sure Your Vote Counts, in Every State
Slate Magazine 184d 14 tweets
The best way to vote, no matter where you live.
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Internet Ethics "An extremely comprehensive guide to making sure your ballot gets counted, no matter where in America you live": #ethics 184d
Google Offers to Help Others With the Tricky Ethics of AI
Wired 187d 11 tweets
After learning its own ethics lessons the hard way, the tech giant will offer services like spotting racial bias or developing guidelines around AI projects.
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Internet Ethics #Google "plans to launch new #AI #ethics services before the end of [2020]. Initially, Google will offer... advice on tasks such as spotting racial bias in computer vision systems, or developing ethical guidelines that govern AI projects": #tech 187d
Former Uber security chief faces criminal charges for hiding 2016 breach
Timothy B. Lee - Ars Technica 193d 1 tweets
Joe Sullivan says it wasn't his decision to keep the FTC in the dark.
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Internet Ethics "Uber's security team... recognized that it would be embarrassing to announce a second breach while the FTC was still investigating the first one.... So #Uber decided to treat the breach as part of its bug bounty program": #ethics #law #cybersec #business 193d
Machine learning reveals role of culture in shaping meanings of words | Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News
Scienmag: Latest Science and Health News 197d 1 tweets
Credit: Thompson et al. What do we mean by the word beautiful? It depends not only on whom you ask, but in what language you ask them. According to a machine learning analysis of dozens of languages conducted at Princeton University, the meaning of...
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Internet Ethics Any thoughts on this, ? 197d
Georgia student suspended after posting a photo of a crowded school hallway says it was 'good and necessary trouble'
CNN 208d 13 tweets
A viral photo showing students in a Georgia high school crowded in hallways and with few visible masks resulted in the sophomore who posted it being suspended, she said.
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Internet Ethics "Georgia student who posted photo of a crowded school hallway and called it 'good and necessary trouble' is no longer suspended": #ethics #law #internet #socialmedia #education 208d