Ethical Issues In Technology
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Several high profile Android apps still have vulnerabilities discovered years ago

Several high profile Android apps still have vulnerabilities discovered years ago | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Most people use smartphones without worrying about the security of essential apps we use in our daily lives. Google routinely removes apps that are found to contain malware or adware, as well as apps that are crafted specifically to dupe…
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AI May Not Kill Your Job—Just Change It | WIRED

AI May Not Kill Your Job—Just Change It | WIRED | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Don't fear the robots, according to a report from MIT and IBM. Worry about algorithms replacing any task that can be automated.
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Far right 'use Russian-style propaganda to spread misinformation' | Technology | The Guardian

Far right 'use Russian-style propaganda to spread misinformation' | Technology | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Speakers at event in Oxford say ‘junk news’ tools pioneered by Russians now originate in UK
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Why home DNA tests might not be as private as you think

Why home DNA tests might not be as private as you think | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Until direct-to-consumer genetic testing is more strongly regulated, then dipping into your DNA will continue to have unintended consequences
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One in three councils using algorithms to make welfare decisions | Society | The Guardian

One in three councils using algorithms to make welfare decisions | Society | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Machine-learning packages deployed despite evidence they are unreliable
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Google using dubious tactics to target people with ‘darker skin’ in facial recognition project: sources - New York Daily News

Google using dubious tactics to target people with ‘darker skin’ in facial recognition project: sources - New York Daily News | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
The company has funded a facial recognition project that’s targeting people of color with dubious tactics, multiple sources with direct knowledge of the project told the Daily News.
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You can’t replace the GP with an algorithm – so don’t try to, Matt Hancock | Eleanor Morgan | Opinion | The Guardian

You can’t replace the GP with an algorithm – so don’t try to, Matt Hancock | Eleanor Morgan | Opinion | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
For many older people, face-to-face consultations are a lifeline, says the author Eleanor Morgan
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Implanting AI chips in your mind could cause you to lose yourself, says scientist

Implanting AI chips in your mind could cause you to lose yourself, says scientist | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
AI-based enhancements could be used to supplement neural activity, but if theyreplace normal functioning neural tissue, this may end a person’s life.
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Opinion | How an Online Mob Created a Playbook for a Culture War - The New York Times

Opinion | How an Online Mob Created a Playbook for a Culture War - The New York Times | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
The powerful lesson of a 5-year-old harassment campaign: How to wage a post-truth information war.
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Is data science legit? —

Is data science legit? — | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
We’ve conflated data with truth. And this has dangerous implications for our ability to understand, explain, and improve the things we care about.
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The 'microworkers' making your digital life possible

The 'microworkers' making your digital life possible | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Who are the world's "microworkers" who make everybody's digital lives possible?
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We've surrounded the Earth with surveillance satellites, but who is that good for?

We've surrounded the Earth with surveillance satellites, but who is that good for? | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
It was only on the fourth orbit, when the spacecraft’s orientation had changed, that they had the vision for which their mission will always be remembered. Shortly after they had swept from night to day, a bright, colorful complexity came past the limb of the Moon and into view.  —Oh my God! Look at that …
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FaceApp row: UK watchdog monitoring privacy concerns | Technology | The Guardian

FaceApp row: UK watchdog monitoring privacy concerns | Technology | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Information Commissioner’s Office says people should check how apps use their data
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Tim Berners-Lee unveils global plan to save the web | Technology | The Guardian

Tim Berners-Lee unveils global plan to save the web | Technology | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Inventor of web calls on governments and firms to safeguard web from abuse and ensure it benefits humanity
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I'm the Google whistleblower. The medical data of millions of Americans is at risk | Anonymous | Opinion | The Guardian

I'm the Google whistleblower. The medical data of millions of Americans is at risk | Anonymous | Opinion | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
When I learned that Google was acquiring the intimate medical records of 50 million patients, I couldn’t stay silent
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Google's secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower | Technology | The Guardian

Google's secret cache of medical data includes names and full details of millions – whistleblower | Technology | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Whistleblower tells Guardian of growing alarm over secret transfer of medical history data, which can be accessed by Google staff
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The Guardian view on automating poverty: OK computers? | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian

The Guardian view on automating poverty: OK computers? | Editorial | Opinion | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Editorial: The use of AI and ‘welfare robots’ by governments around the world presents moral as well as technical challenges
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Digital dystopia: how algorithms punish the poor | Technology | The Guardian

Digital dystopia: how algorithms punish the poor | Technology | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
In an exclusive global series, the Guardian lays bare the tech revolution transforming the welfare system worldwide – while penalising the most vulnerable
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Apple made Siri deflect questions on feminism, leaked papers reveal | Technology | The Guardian

Apple made Siri deflect questions on feminism, leaked papers reveal | Technology | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Exclusive: voice assistant’s responses were rewritten so it never says word ‘feminism’
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Facebook paid people to listen to and transcribe your voice clips

Facebook paid people to listen to and transcribe your voice clips | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Facebook doesn’t need any more bad press, but here we go again. According to a report by Bloomberg, the company paid hundreds of contractors to transcribe audio snippets from your conversations within its services – without making it sufficiently clear these clips were being recorded. Other tech giants have done similar, but that doesn’t make …
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Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic | Science | The Guardian

Maths and tech specialists need Hippocratic oath, says academic | Science | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Exclusive: Hannah Fry says ethical pledge needed in tech fields that will shape future
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Facebook urged to shut groups seeking fake Amazon reviews

Facebook urged to shut groups seeking fake Amazon reviews | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Which? claimed to have uncovered several active groups that recruited people to write fake testimonies.
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Deep learning is about to get easier -- and more widespread

Deep learning is about to get easier -- and more widespread | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
Some interesting breakthroughs have begun to emerge that could make AI accessible to many more businesses and organizations.
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Deepfakes - Seeing is believing?

Deepfakes - Seeing is believing? | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
The rise of Deepfakes has contributed to the ‘post-truth’ culture of fake news and fraudulently constructed messages on behalf of the supposed speaker. The dissemination of disinformation has polluted our political narrative and risks disrupting the business community.
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'It's an educational revolution': how AI is transforming university life | Education | The Guardian

'It's an educational revolution': how AI is transforming university life | Education | The Guardian | Ethical Issues In Technology | Scoop.it
AI chatbots have arrived on UK university campuses. But is the hype justified?
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