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"Perhaps the most dangerous misconception is that #disinformation targets only the unsavvy or uneducated, that it works only on ‘others’... [W]e may have trouble seeing the problem when content aligns with our political identities." Or when we are in shock and pain. #ethics
Don't be an "unwitting agent" in the #misinformation warfare. Article from 2019, ever relevant: "#Disinformation's Spread: #Bots, Trolls, and All of Us": information-professionals.or… #ethics #internet #socialmedia #tech
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Three months ago I heard Salman Rushdie speak at the PEN World Voices Festival. He said: “A poem cannot stop a bullet. A novel can’t defuse a bomb … But we are not helpless … We can sing the truth & name the liars.” We must tell better stories than the tyrants.
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"Facebook declined to answer detailed questions about its filtering systems and policies on data from crisis pregnancy centers. It’s unknown whether the filters caught any... data, but our investigation showed a significant amount made its way to Facebook" revealnews.org/article/faceb…
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The 3rd Annual Second Chances #Hackathon at @santaclaralaw is coming up on 10/23: Register now! law.scu.edu/event/3rd-annual… #ethics #law #criminaljustice #tech #highered cc @colleen_chien @aamer @jtashea
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«malloc» derives its name from Latin «mal hoc» (meaning “this is evil”). It later became «malòc» in Occitan region where «òc» means “this is it”, and how you say “yes”.
Some Romance languages call it «malsic» from “thus it is”, or «maloi», emphasizing how it’s all about “yes”. 🥸
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U.S. residents, don't pass up the opportunity. People are literally dying everywhere in the world because they can't get the shot. Don't let your turn go to waste.
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Dear @HopeMarsMission, congratulations on arriving at Mars! In the words of the poet Al Mutanabbi:
إذا غامَرْتَ في شَرَفٍ مَرُومِ
فَلا تَقنَعْ بما دونَ النّجومِ
(If you ventured in pursuit of glory, don’t be satisfied with less than the stars.)
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"Dutch security researcher succeeded in logging into the Twitter account of the American President Donald Trump [who] had an extremely weak and easy to guess password ["maga2020!"] and had, according to the researcher, not applied two-step verification." volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achterg…
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In which I say no, AI cannot read your emotions, then now or ever, that's not how emotions work or how AI works.
And that there's a lot of money to be made and a lot of social control to be gained by companies claiming it can, assuming we believe them.
pca.st/episode/60a78dd0-b911…
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Wow, I did not realize that USENIX is in such dire straits. They have lost $3 million from their budget in conference fees and registration. USENIX is a huge part of the community and I’ve always appreciated how they keep everything running smoothly. usenix.org/blog/future-useni…
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Here's your heartbreaking algorithmic cruelty story of the week: UC Riverside history prof @DanaJSimmons has a son who's just started junior high and loves his history teacher:
xitter.cf/DanaJSimmons/status/13…
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Algorithm update. He cracked it: Two full sentences, followed by a word salad of all possibly applicable keywords. 100% on every assignment. Students on @EdgenuityInc, there's your ticket. He went from an F to an A+ without learning a thing.
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The DRM Medtronic uses means that even if you swap a working monitor from a ventilator with a broken breathing unit to a ventilator with a broken monitor and a working breathing unit, the system will refuse to operate.
vice.com/en_us/article/3azv9…
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On "curtailing the fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals through ill-thought-out plans for 'immunity passports'... that would leverage premature standards and a highly experimental and potentially rights-infringing #technology": medium.com/berkman-klein-cen… #ethics #health
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Two Midwestern cities. Two local billionaires (Koch and Buffett). Which one can boost prosperity?
Hint: The one that promotes the common good.
#ethics #leadership
lat.ms/2DiiCJ7
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San Diego police are reportedly tapping into "smart" streetlight footage to investigate protesters. The lights were originally pitched as a way to capture transit and enviro data, NOT as a way to jail residents. voiceofsandiego.org/topics/g…
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"Welcome to the 2020 campaign, with its '#data hauls' and accidental transparency": scu.edu/ethics/internet-ethi… #ethics #internet #tech #Election2020
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The Open #Technology Fund "has a responsibility to spend U.S. taxpayer money on technologies that have been vetted for security and effectiveness": slate.com/technology/2020/06… #ethics #internet #gov #research #software #opensource
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It cannot remain “someone else’s job.”
The work is not done, until we all see that it is our job,
until each & every one of us truly believes “it is *my* job!”
Thank you @EmiThePoet (& @neilhimself)
Your compassion,
& soul-searing words,
urgently recall our humanity.
This incredible poem by @EmiThePoet about #COVID19 and @refugees has left me speechless.
Her message ahead of #WorldRefugeeDay is one we all need to hear. Every action counts.
Please watch and donate to UNHCR: unh.cr/5ee37625d9