Ethics
About this lecture Do something a bit different Get you to start thinking about ethical issues Specifically focussing on privacy Leads onto other issues such as Security Governmental power v individual freedom Mix of me talking and video content
Before we begin On your phone – laptop – tablet Search for the following communist party manifesto pdf Visit the site Open the file I will explain later what that was all about at the end
Is Apple Stalking you?
So what is Ethics? Informed consent and voluntary involvement Anonymity, confidentiality No harm in any way Anti-discriminatory practice Power and relationships Data security
Informed consent and voluntary involvement How does being manipulated make you feel? got-permission-to-do-research-on-users-after-emotion-manipulation- study/ got-permission-to-do-research-on-users-after-emotion-manipulation- study/
Anonymity, confidentiality What might it do if you were associated unfairly with some questionable activity? -address-scots ?_sm_au_=iVV16D07rrjPJM2F -address-scots ?_sm_au_=iVV16D07rrjPJM2F
No harm in any way Can you think of potential problems with such access to children’s toys? hackers-turns-out-toys-are-vulnerable-to-hacks-too/#ftag=CAD590a51e hackers-turns-out-toys-are-vulnerable-to-hacks-too/#ftag=CAD590a51e
Anti-discriminatory practice Is that fair?
Glenn Greenwald: Why privacy matters
So why does it really matter? Joseph McCarthy How to lose your job, friends and reputation Are you a communist? Fear of terrorist attacks in the 1950s Could something like this happen again?
Well… You accessed the communist party site Record on your phone Record on server Location of phone known Why else would a room full of people access the communist party web site all at once? Of course nothing like this could ever happen again!