Find ethics case studies on topics in Internet ethics including privacy, hacking, social media, the right to be forgotten, and hashtag activism. (For permission to reprint articles, submit requests to ethics@scu.edu.)
VR Rage Room
A VR Ethics Case Study
VR rage rooms may provide therapeutic and inexpensive benefits while also raising ethical questions.
First Date
A VR Ethics Case Study
A VR dating app intended to help ease the stress and awkwardness of early dating in a safe and comfortable way.
This is Only a Test
An Ethics Case Study
Ethical questions pertaining to the use of proctoring software in online teaching.
Open Source AI: To Release or Not To Release the GPT-2 Synthetic Text Generator
An AI Ethics Case Study
Concern is high over possible misuses of new AI technology which generates text without human intervention.
Diverse Faces, Diverse Lenses
An AI Ethics Case Study
Ethical questions about data collection, access, use, and control.
Smart Lampposts: Illuminating Smart Cities
An IoT Ethics Case Study
As cities collect, analyze, and share more data, new ethical questions arise.
Sentio Ergo Sum
An AI Ethics Case Study
AI software accentuates emotional intelligence for customer service reps.
Privacy, Technology, and School Shootings: An Ethics Case Study
The ethics of social media monitoring by school districts.
The Vulnerability Disclosure Debate
The debate over “responsible” disclosure of software vulnerabilities has been a mainstay in the security space.
Students and Sensors: Data, education, privacy, and research
An Ethics Case Study
How should we think about the use of student data by colleges and universities in efforts to improve student retention or academic success?