Digital Ethics

If you are worried about the future of work, consider chess.

What should Facebook do?@alexstamos nails it. pic.twitter.com/lq2UqALf7C— Aviv Ovadya (@metaviv) July 25, 2018

Among the Luo people in rural Kenya, intelligence has 4 broad concepts: rieko, which largely corresponds to W. idea of academic intelligence; luoro, which includes social qualities like respect, responsibility and consideration; paro, practical thinking; and winjo, comprehension.— Per Axbom (@axbom) July 29, 2018

A bank called police when a black woman tried to cash a $140 check. Real question for UX peeps: How did your last service design project consider racism?— Kim Goodwin (@kimgoodwin) July 27, 2018

"The Bleeding Edge" is a contemporary portrait of how a misguided quest for innovation is eroding the forms of connection that make us human....

We sincerely apologize for this situation: It perpetuates medical misogyny, a huge problem women face when seeking treatment from medical professionals. The question has been removed, and we will be conducting a content review. See our full statement here. pic.twitter.com/hz8FXwRjoB— Osmosis (@OsmosisMed) July 26, 2018

The latest Tweets from Karina Wagenpfeil (@ChronicKarina). Scientist turned ME/CFS, MCAS, POTS, and EDS patient. Interested in patient advocacy. Strong supporter of biomedical research. Blog when my health allows. Wisconsin, USA

I keep thinking things like this - & also how, when Tylenol was tampered with & 7 people were poisoned, they recalled it all, shut the line down until they’d figured out how to do better https://t.co/FPLMt3uQQg— Cyd Harrell (@cydharrell) July 25, 2018

When it comes to spotting fake news, 'a little thinking might go a long way.'

You have to see the whole story to make it come true

Words matter.

Brought to you by the people with zero empathy for people with zero birthday wishes. https://t.co/YlT3HRATVQ— Per Axbom (@axbom) July 16, 2018

When I first entered the UX field, I’ll admit that I eagerly drank the UX Research kool-aid, the batch filled with talks and articles…

Who is ultimately responsible for code that accomplished something unethical? Nearly 60% of people believe the management hold the most responsibility. Not those that build it. We need to be aware of this bias to ensure we don’t absolve ourselves of responsibility #coedethics— Sarah Ley-Hamilton (@Sarahleyh) July 13, 2018

In the first decision (available in German only) applying the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a German court held that data collection that exceeds what is necessary to achieve le

Apple and Fitbit both like to tout the potential health benefits of their wearable devices. For a few hundred bucks, users get access to a number of sensors that chart and track everything from blood pressure to caloric intake. For some, wearables provide much-needed encouragement to get off the couch to hit their daily fitness […]

I have and always will be an avid supporter of the design thinking methodology. I have held talks and workshops about Design Thinking &…

I have and always will be an avid supporter of the design thinking methodology. I have held talks and workshops about Design Thinking &…

"If you think the world is all data you’ll miss how much is too complicated to summarize in a statistic." https://t.co/2T6892IUfn— Don Richard (@DonaldRichard) July 7, 2018

Redefining and recontextualizing mythology and design

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Imagine a technology that is potently, uniquely dangerous — something so inherently toxic that it deserves to be completely rejected, banned, and stigmatized. Something so pernicious that regulation…

I walked away from two distracted-driving accidents in one week. Can we use known UX principles to reduce harm?

Artificial intelligence is powering the fourth industrial revolution and has been called the "new electricity." The global economic impact of AI applications...

Internet-connected home devices that are marketed as the newest conveniences are also being used to harass, monitor and control.