Digital Ethics

How persona spectrums champion real user needs

The tech industry’s obsession with “frictionless” design has been the source of innumerable problems.

Rotten to the core: 10 findings from psychology that reveal the bad news about human nature and show us how to do better

People often surrender their data privacy to their continuously listening voice assistants without understanding the implications.

As philosopher Susan Wolf argues, life is far more meaningful and rich if we do not aim at being morally perfect

A publication to explore how AI is changing politics, policy, and governance

This time last year I wrote(1,2) about a Swedish company called Emotra. Emotra make a device that is supposed to measure suicide risk in people with mental illness. The test is called EDOR® and according to Emotra’s website and materials, it has been shown to be highly effective. Last year, I explained why I disagree …

We all tend to oversimplify complex things into two competing ideologies: generalist or specialist, objective or subjective, individual or team. This can be useful, but it can also make us think we should pick a side. It also becomes an issue when we try and solve them—calling these things ‘problems’ implies there is a correct answer somewhere. But there often isn’t, and it takes us too long to realise. What if we had a tool that facilitated good conversations about these complex topics upfront? Where the goal isn’t a decision, but recognition? The answer to a question like ‘Should we focus...

An update on Google's AI principles.

Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people’s data than it has disclosed.

Back in 2015, a woman named Imy Santiago wrote an Amazon review of a novel that she had read and liked. Amazon immediately took the review down and told Santiago she had “violated its policies.” Santiago re-read her review, didn’t see anything objectionable about it, so she tried to post it again. “You’re not eligible to review this product,” an Amazon prompt informed her.

The #StopTheBias campaign has a pernicious goal: it is yet another way for Trump and his minions to undermine the credibility of the mainstream media.

The intimate recordings paint a detailed picture of a man's life.

Agents of disinformation use anonymous online spaces to seed rumors and fabricated content, hoping to eventually reach professional news…

Ethics are an innate part of business.

Att erbjuda snabba lösningar för patientgrupper som har de minsta behoven av läkarkontakt följer inte hälso- och sjukvårdslagens regler för prioriteringar, skriver Sveriges primärvårdsförening.

Sources disclosed troubling privacy practices at a Ring office in Ukraine.

"They're very good at running out the clock on you."

The founders of Predictim want to be clear with me: Their product—an algorithm that scans the online footprint of a prospective babysitter to determine their “risk” levels for parents—is not racist. It is not biased.

That’s not a great look

Semiautonomous driving systems are designed to ignore unmoving obstacles because otherwise, they couldn't work at all.

Proud to anounce: #ProjectAlias a parasite for the surveillance age that lets you be in controle of your smart home device. Check out the project at https://t.co/p3T57qp4Gc pic.twitter.com/nugeSUGWaB— Bjørn Karmann (@BjoernKarmann) January 14, 2019

Aral is a designer, coder, and human rights activist. He is the founder and lead designer of Ind.ie, a tiny social enterprise that uses Ethical Design to create everyday things that respect human rights, effort, and experience. “Our lives are a string of experiences. Experiences with people and experiences with things. As designers – as the people who craft experiences - we have a profound responsibility to make every experience as beautiful, as comfortable, as painless, as empowering, and as delightful as possible.”