SI 410 Ethics and ICT

This is the class blog for a University of Michigan course, SI 410 Ethics and Information Technology. The site is open for public reading but not for public commentary.

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Wednesday, February 26, 2020

#CANCELLED

“You’re cancelled.” If you don’t know what that means, you’re either too old or you don’t use Twitter. In the case that you don’t have ...

Human Rights and Value Sensitive Design

Value Sensitive Design (VSD) is focused on values that center on human well-being, human dignity, justice, welfare, and human rights. This ...

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

GTG

In the year 2020, one is considered abnormal if they don’t have any social media platforms. Most Americans have Facebook, Instagram, Twitte...

Poetic Prospects for Progress

The evolution of technology has caught the world asleep at the wheel; on a daily basis, newscasters, politicians, and analysts criticize t...

Monday, February 24, 2020

Why Accessibility on the Internet Matters

Ling's Cars screencap courtesy of Ranking by SEO. Take a moment to look at the top photo. Can you point out what's wrong with ...

Sunday, February 23, 2020

Your Uber Will be Arriving Shortly

As a college student, I am no stranger to Uber. Whether it be taking one to a class I'm late for because I overslept, or simply because ...

Saturday, February 22, 2020

Is technology racist or is the person who invented it?

Source "Did someone blink?" I can clearly tell that this girl's eyes are open but the technology and sensors of the came...

Friday, February 21, 2020

Tinder Embedded Values

Human beings are creatures of habit. Shannon Vallor, an American philosopher and professor at Santa Clara, argues that these habits or t...

Mask Off: Fake Names and Problematic Profiles

Social media has earned its place as one of the most impactful technologies of the new millennium. Public usage of this technology has ...

Why Facebook’s Political Ad Policy is not Morally Neutral

Social media is a relatively new technology that has quickly shaped the landscape of political discourse in the United States. Between the ...

What's In A Cookie?

When we think of what goes into a typical cookie, we typically come up with harmless ingredients such as flour, sugar, eggs, and chocol...

Ethics in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

We are entering an age of unprecedented technological advancements that requires a new way of defining, clarifying, and ...

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