Digital Ethics

The Nuremberg Code (German: Nürnberger Kodex) is a set of research ethics principles for human experimentation created as a result of the Nuremberg trials at the end of the Second World War.

The golden age of menstrual surveillance is great for men, marketers, and medical companies.

Faster is Different

It’s been two tumultuous years. Still, it’s highly unlikely we’ve witnessed the moment Facebook hit bottom. A new feature, spotted by some users on Monday, may offer a clue as to what that moment could look like. In this case, it’s a tool that prompts users to comment on live video using algorithmically-generated text or […]

Or, why a social scientist could be the most important person on your product team

As the tools for self-tracking have improved, and access to research publications and medical grade instrumentation has spread, QS…

The U.S. needs to stand against the surveillance state.

This week I had the great honour of being named by the RSA as the first Royal Designer for Industry for Service Design. My hope is to inspire the next generation of designers, just as the current R…

New urban design aims to influence behaviour and has been criticised as an attempt to exclude poor peopleAnti-skateboarding architecture – in pictures

Five ways to help people act on their values, no matter the context.

Giving Voice to Values (GVV) is an innovative approach to values-driven leadership development in business education and the workplace. Rather than a focus on ethical analysis, the Giving Voice to Values (GVV) curriculum focuses on ethical

A trove of internal Facebook documents was released by a British parliamentary committee as part of an investigation into misinformation and user data.

Washington State responds to a re-identification study of anonymized health records that it sells by removing fields sensitive to re-identification.

Watch Samantha Nutt on the Problems of Volunteer Tourism, a News video from NowThis.

Watch Why Reading the Terms Of Service Matters, a Future video from NowThis.

How persona spectrums champion real user needs

The tech industry’s obsession with “frictionless” design has been the source of innumerable problems.

Rotten to the core: 10 findings from psychology that reveal the bad news about human nature and show us how to do better

People often surrender their data privacy to their continuously listening voice assistants without understanding the implications.

As philosopher Susan Wolf argues, life is far more meaningful and rich if we do not aim at being morally perfect

A publication to explore how AI is changing politics, policy, and governance

This time last year I wrote(1,2) about a Swedish company called Emotra. Emotra make a device that is supposed to measure suicide risk in people with mental illness. The test is called EDOR® and according to Emotra’s website and materials, it has been shown to be highly effective. Last year, I explained why I disagree …

We all tend to oversimplify complex things into two competing ideologies: generalist or specialist, objective or subjective, individual or team. This can be useful, but it can also make us think we should pick a side. It also becomes an issue when we try and solve them—calling these things ‘problems’ implies there is a correct answer somewhere. But there often isn’t, and it takes us too long to realise. What if we had a tool that facilitated good conversations about these complex topics upfront? Where the goal isn’t a decision, but recognition? The answer to a question like ‘Should we focus...

An update on Google's AI principles.

Internal documents show that the social network gave Microsoft, Amazon, Spotify and others far greater access to people’s data than it has disclosed.

Back in 2015, a woman named Imy Santiago wrote an Amazon review of a novel that she had read and liked. Amazon immediately took the review down and told Santiago she had “violated its policies.” Santiago re-read her review, didn’t see anything objectionable about it, so she tried to post it again. “You’re not eligible to review this product,” an Amazon prompt informed her.

The #StopTheBias campaign has a pernicious goal: it is yet another way for Trump and his minions to undermine the credibility of the mainstream media.

The intimate recordings paint a detailed picture of a man's life.

Agents of disinformation use anonymous online spaces to seed rumors and fabricated content, hoping to eventually reach professional news…

Ethics are an innate part of business.

Att erbjuda snabba lösningar för patientgrupper som har de minsta behoven av läkarkontakt följer inte hälso- och sjukvårdslagens regler för prioriteringar, skriver Sveriges primärvårdsförening.

Sources disclosed troubling privacy practices at a Ring office in Ukraine.

"They're very good at running out the clock on you."

The founders of Predictim want to be clear with me: Their product—an algorithm that scans the online footprint of a prospective babysitter to determine their “risk” levels for parents—is not racist. It is not biased.

That’s not a great look

Semiautonomous driving systems are designed to ignore unmoving obstacles because otherwise, they couldn't work at all.

Proud to anounce: #ProjectAlias a parasite for the surveillance age that lets you be in controle of your smart home device. Check out the project at https://t.co/p3T57qp4Gc pic.twitter.com/nugeSUGWaB— Bjørn Karmann (@BjoernKarmann) January 14, 2019

Aral is a designer, coder, and human rights activist. He is the founder and lead designer of Ind.ie, a tiny social enterprise that uses Ethical Design to create everyday things that respect human rights, effort, and experience. “Our lives are a string of experiences. Experiences with people and experiences with things. As designers – as the people who craft experiences - we have a profound responsibility to make every experience as beautiful, as comfortable, as painless, as empowering, and as delightful as possible.”

I say “growth hacking,” and you say, “where can I learn more?” I say “crowdfunding,” and you say “fascinating.” I say “business ethics,” and you may say … "b.

Radios *were* a threat to democracy, you dunces. https://t.co/hbNiBm2wFB— William Pietri (@williampietri) July 15, 2017

Jonathan Shariat on the Importance of Identifying Your Ethical Design Red Linehttps://t.co/YzKoac5BKk— Joffrey Pogniot (@PSA_InCarApps) June 9, 2017

It's an unexpected side effect of globalization: problems that once would have stayed local—say, a bank lending out too much money—now have consequences worldwide. But still, countries operate independently, as if alone on the planet. Policy advisor Simon Anholt has dreamed up an unusual scale to get governments thinking outwardly: The Good Country Index. In a riveting and funny talk, he answers the question, "Which country does the most good?" The answer may surprise you (especially if you live in the US or China).