In business, “purpose” is the new black. It has become very fashionable for consultants and business professors to encourage companies to ask “why” they are in business. What is their…
“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do”, these are the words of Potter Stewart, an American Lawyer and Judge. It is 100% true and makes more sense today as we are surrounded by technology and connected virtually with everything and everyone on the…
Privacy and digital ethics after the pandemic | Nature Electronics
The increasingly prominent — and inescapable — role of digital technologies during the coronavirus pandemic has been accompanied by concerning trends in privacy and digital ethics. But more robust protection of our rights in the digital realm is possible in the future.
Here’s a Way to Learn if Facial Recognition Systems Used Your Photos - The New York Times
An online tool targets only a small slice of what’s out there, but may open some eyes to how widely artificial intelligence research fed on personal images.
Enjoying @joinClubhouse so far. But in order to send invites, it requires access to my contacts. There's zero chance of that happening. No reporter should, especially if it compromises sources. If you want your social network to grow and not compromise privacy, find another way! pic.twitter.com/sumCcNRwKn— Zack Whittaker (@zackwhittaker) January 30, 2021
Facebook Once Again Pledges To Depoliticize Facebook
After initially pledging not to recommend civic and political groups to its users, but then sort of continuing to do that anyway, Facebook once again affirmed its commitment to reducing the amount of political content that users see on Wednesday.
Apple CEO Tim Cook links Facebook's business model to violence
"If a business is built on misleading users, on data exploitation, on choices that are no choices at all, it does not deserve our praise. It deserves scorn"
A new study surveyed social media superusers on how their favorite platform stacks up against a set of characteristics that contribute to a thriving online space.
One in five companies admit to spying on remote workers without their knowledge
In a report by Metro, unions warn that employers are taking advantage of Covid-19 restrictions to monitor remote workers covertly. One in five companies has admitted to...
Big Tech's stealth push to influence the Biden administration
Silicon Valley is working behind the scenes to secure senior roles for tech allies in lesser-known but still vital parts of president-elect Joe Biden's admin.
Facebook was going to compete with Google for some advertising sales but backed away from the plan after the companies cut a preferential deal, according to court documents.
Expect the Unexpected: Tech & Unintentional Consequences – Dr. Rebecca Parsons
Machines and technology are supposed to better humanity’s lot, but do they really do that? Industrial revolutions create a host of unintended consequences for people, systems, and culture. Learn what those are and our role in it all. Dr. Rebecca Parsons – Chief Technology Officer, ThoughtWorks –– http://www.thoughtworks.com/paradigmshift