We talked about some of the advantages of cryptocurrency previously. However, every technology which has advantages will also have disadvantages, and a risk of it being unethical in its raw form. We now want to look at some of the challenges to crypto and if there are ways to work around it. While we’ll talk…
We’ve already talked about who owns your data, and data privacy. That dealt a lot with the data that you allow to be collected, even if it’s in a forced format since you have to have a cell phone for work/school. Now we want to look at the amount of data that is collected while…
We mentioned earlier how much data is worth now-a-days. And anything with value, will attempt to be stolen. There seems to be a never ending series of stories in the news about data breaches occurring at all different types of organizations. If you do a search for Data Breaches in 2023, Google will return 366,000,000…
Data protection regulations, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), all presume that the individual “owns” her or his individual personally identifiable information (PII). However, the law of data ownership is far from settled. — https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3987369 Data has been called the “new oil” by some people. Something of…
Cryptocurrency is often touted as having several advantages over traditional currency. These include: But first, you have to look at are all of these even true. (Remember, some people believe that the ends justify the means, and if there is an advantage overall, they may exaggerate it to get you to convert.) Converting Bitcoin into…
Cryptocurrency is a digital currency designed to work as a medium of exchange through a computer network that is not reliant on any central authority, such as a government or bank, to uphold or maintain it. It is decentralized digital money that is based on blockchain technology and secured by cryptography. To understand cryptocurrency, one needs to…
… and if so, should we let it? Technology taking jobs is a constant topic of discussion. We might think of it from recent events such as Chat GPT and other forms of Artificial Intelligence taking jobs away from copywriters, artist, etc. However, this discussion as been going on for years. You might has how…
Hello, and welcome to the Technology and Ethics class. I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science, teaching both in the software engineering and information technology fields. During my career, I’ve worked with new and emerging technologies regularly, including search, virtual reality, privacy, and now artificial technology. I’ve even worked with new technologies, which have…
