Tag: Justice

Good Data

Criminology, Data Science, Digital Humanities, Digital Media, Interdisciplinary, Justice, Law, Philosophy, Political Science, Public Health, Renewable Energy, Social Media, Sociology

Author: Angela Daly, S. Kate Devitt, Monique Mann; Publisher: Insitute of Network Cultures (Google Books); Publication Year: 2019. The following book moves away from critiquing bad data and instead brainstorms a more optimistic vision of…
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The Tech That Comes Next: Technology Development for the Social Impact Sector

Accessibility, Expert Technologists, Future Technology, Human-Centered, Justice, Social Impact Sector, Tech Saviors

Author: Amy Sample Ward, Afua Bruce; Publisher: Porchlight; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses building future technology within the social impact sector by developing systems and services where humans are centered and justice is…
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FTC Sues Data Broker for Letting People Track Health Clinic Visitors

Abortion, Federal Trade Commission, Justice, Kochava, Law, Personal Health, Personal Safety, Roe v. Wade, Selling Data

Author: Adi Robertson; Publisher: The Verge; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses a recent lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) against a company called Kochava that was selling data, which in some…
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Ethics in Action – MIT

Ethical Concepts, Ethical Considerations, Ethical Dilemmas, Experiential Ethics, Higher Education, Internships, Justice, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT Ethics and Sustainability Student Showcase, Summer Course, Unethical Behavior

Author: Adam Zewe; Publisher: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Publication Year: 2022. The following article explains how MIT has begun offering an Experiential Ethics summer course in which students work through real-world ethical dilemmas while often…
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Algorithmic Injustice: A Relational Ethics Approach

Algorithmic Injustice, Algorithmic Systems, Disproportionally-Impacted Communities, Efficiency, Justice, Methodology, Personhood, Predictions, Relationality, Social Outcomes, Social Sphere, Vulnerable Populations

Author: Abeba Dirhane; Publisher: CellPress Open Access; Publication Year: 2021. The following paper focuses on how it has become trivial to point out that algorithmic systems increasingly pervade the social sphere. Improved efficiency—the hallmark of…
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Tag: Justice

Good Data

The Tech That Comes Next: Technology Development for the Social Impact Sector

FTC Sues Data Broker for Letting People Track Health Clinic Visitors

Ethics in Action – MIT

Algorithmic Injustice: A Relational Ethics Approach