Gerald (Jerry) Engel, a past President of IEEE-SSIT, has died.
Author: ieeessit
The Next Generation of Standards
By ieeessit on November 15th, 2017 in Societal Impact, Video & Podcasts, Videos
Video: The Next Generation of Standards (a recorded E4C Webinar) Standards remain especially important for products that address the world’s… Read More
Observing Crowd-Sourced Surveillance through the Eyes of the German Basic Law
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Leading Edge, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security
This piece briefly outlines the legal implications of surveillance, sousveillance, and “whistle-blowing” in a German human rights context. For the… Read More
Technology and Operational Safety – Police POV Cameras
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
Looxcie 2 Video Camera. Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/54450095@N05/6345166957. The point of view (POV) camera is a compact portable device carried by police… Read More
Deconstructing the Relationship Between Privacy and Security
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion
Fig. 1. The effectiveness of a security measure is plotted against its impact on privacy. Optimal solutions improve both security… Read More
Technology for Collective Action
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion
The Digital Society is increasingly characterized by an ecosystem of smart, socio-technical applications, such as smart grids, smart homes, smart… Read More
Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
By Richard White. New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2011, 660 pp. Reviewed by Patrick Kidd In the broad sweep… Read More
Consumer Issues for Planning and Managing Digital Legacies
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Leading Edge, Magazine Articles
Growing use of software applications in the home, the workplace, and in public places has resulted in increased production and… Read More
Regulating Spies in the Skies: Recommendations for Drone Rules in Canada
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Robotics, Societal Impact
Aerial drones are increasingly being repurposed for domestic use and legislated for public and commercial purposes around the world. Japan,… Read More
Cyberwar: The What, When, Why, and How
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
Cyberwar is insidious, invisible to most, and is fought out of sight. It takes place in cyberspace, a location that… Read More
To Let Them Monitor or Not … Is that the Real Question?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security, Societal Impact
The United States is now debating the wisdom of limits on monitoring by the National Security Agency (NSA). While the… Read More
Ethics and …
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Ethics, Magazine Articles
These remarks were delivered by IEEE President and CEO J. Roberto B. de Marca at the 2014 IEEE Ethics Conference,… Read More
Excessive Conference Fees
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts
To the Editor: [of the IEEE Reflector] In the beginning of June of this year I became aware that the… Read More
Are We Enslaved by Technology?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
The comments of Dr. Michael Eldred below, dated Sept. 27, 2014, were received in response to the IQ2 “Big Ideas”… Read More
Enslaved by Technology? Reflections on the IQ2 Debate on Big Ideas
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles
Intelligence Squared (IQ2) Debate at the City Recital Hall, Sydney, Australia, August 12, 2014. To the Editor: Interesting, I thought,… Read More
Enslaved
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Click HERE to watch video of this performance, including visual elements. This performance art piece was delivered by Katina Michael… Read More
Dear SSIT Members…
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, President's Message
This is my last message as SSIT’s president. The past two years have been exciting ones for our Society: we’ve… Read More
Assessing Factory-Grown Cultured Meat
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Environment, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Figure 1. Designers Erik Addison, Luke Morey, and Grant Parrinello (not affiliated with this research) developed a marketing campaign for a… Read More
Lessons from the Sea
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Through wearables, bearables, and the Internet of Things, my neighbor with diabetes is eating healthier and losing weight; he is… Read More
Social and Economic Sustainability
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Back in 1997, Katina would use International Telecommunications Union (ITU) estimates of incoming and outgoing voice and data tele-traffic tables… Read More