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Recent Ethics Articles
On Recommendation Algorithms and What Makes Us Boring
Constrained Choices and Compliance
Sometimes, it’s the user who’s been trained by the algorithm—not the other way around.
The Best of Intentions: The Tale of Robinhood
The story of the stock-trading app, Robinhood, presents an opportunity to reflect on the many tensions that exist within business activities.
Recent Ethics Cases
Robinhood, Reddit, and GameStop: What Happened and What Should Happen Next?
Case study on the history making GameStop short and stock price surge that occurred during January 2021.
Mahomes' Brother Celebration Video on TikTok Draws Ire
Patrick Mahomes’ younger brother danced on the painted number of deceased Washington Football Team player Sean Taylor and it’s posing ethical questions.
Making Vulnerabilities Visible
A Cybersecurity Ethics Case Study
As PunkSpider is pending re-release, ethical issues are considered about a tool that is able to spot and share vulnerabilities on the web, opening those results to the public.
Blogs
All About Ethics
Internet Ethics: Views From Silicon Valley
Internet Ethics Director Irina Raicu comments on privacy, big data, access, and other issues.