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Ethics of Killing with Robots

By Jim Isaak on July 20th, 2016 in Blog Posts, Ethics, Societal Impact

The ability to kill a target from a “position of safety” is essentially the basic design criteria for many weapon systems.

Tags: AIBlog postRobots

T&S Magazine Wins STC Award

By terribookman on January 19th, 2016 in Social Implications of Technology

IEEE Technology and Society Magazine, the flagship publication of the IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, has won a…  Read More

Barbie dolls - a new one is Internet of Things connected to the cloud

Eavesdropping Barbie?

By Jim Isaak on March 17th, 2015 in Blog Posts, Privacy & Security, Robotics, Societal Impact

Should children have toys that can combine speech recognition with a Wi-Fi connection to capture and respond to them, and that potentially are able to record their conversations as well as feed them “messages”?  Welcome to the world of Hello Barbie.

Tags: Blog postInternet of ThingsPrivacyRobotsVoice recognition

Car speedometer - outdated car monitoring device

Who is Watching My Car — Car Monitoring

By Jim Isaak on March 13th, 2015 in Blog Posts, Privacy & Security

The insurance company’s privacy policy does not allow them to collect the data that their web page claims this device will collect — so clearly privacy is an afterthought.

Tags: Blog postSelf Driving CarsSensorsTelecomunications

vintage cars are not subject to car hacking

Who is Driving Your Car? Car Hacking

By Jim Isaak on February 21st, 2015 in Blog Posts, Privacy & Security

A recent CBS Sixty Minutes program interviewed folks at U.S. DARPA, including a demonstration of how a recent hacking of…  Read More

Tags: Blog postCyberwarfareHackingIntelligent VehiclesInternet of ThingsSoftware Engineering

U.S. Tax Form (1040) a significant source of informative big data

U.S. States Use Big Data to Catch Big Thieves

By Jim Isaak on December 3rd, 2014 in Blog Posts, Case Studies, Societal Impact

Various states in the U.S. are using big data tools, such as the Lexus-Nexus database, to identify people who are…  Read More

Tags: Big DataBlog postCloud ComputingcrimeData Mining

U.S. Cyberwar command

Cyberwar and Social Impact

By Jim Isaak on October 20th, 2014 in Blog Posts, Societal Impact

Cyber attacks are increasing. What might be done about this, by technologists, by citizens, or by nation states?

Tags: Blog postCyberwarfare

“Reality” Covers it Well

By Jim Isaak on June 13th, 2014 in Human Impacts

The issue of how video games or movies affect behavior is a recurrent topic in academic and  public discourse.

Tags: Augmented RealitySocial Mediavirtual reality

Technology – Society – Issue / Solution – du jour – Feb. 18, 2014

By luiskun on June 9th, 2014 in Case Studies, Privacy & Security

The intention of this blog-segment is to bring up a current problem caused by technology and discuss not only its…  Read More

Tags: Security

Event – John Villasenor and cryptocurrencies

By ieeessit on March 13th, 2014 in Societal Impact

Please join us at 4PM EDT on March 17 for a discussion on cryptocurrencies with John Villasenor, a non-resident senior fellow…  Read More

Tags: cryptocurrenciesVirtual Currency

Volume 12. Issue 1.Winter 2014

By ieeessit on February 11th, 2014 in Newsletter

Editor: Deepak Mathur Message from the President IEEE SSIT This past year, 2013, was a busy year for me, and…  Read More

Tags: 4Jimna

IEEE Society on the Social Implications of Technology

By ieeessit on May 5th, 2013 in Social Implications of Technology

Katina Michael at the University of Wollongong, guest editor of the June 2013 Computer magazine special issue on Big Data:…  Read More

Tags: Big DataInternetKnowledgessit

The Citizen Surveillance State

By laurajacob on April 19th, 2013 in Privacy & Security, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

Like everyone, I listened to the news about the Boston Marathon bombings on Monday afternoon with horror. I’m not from…  Read More

Tags: Camerasgeo-tagginggeolocation

Food Technology

By laurajacob on April 15th, 2013 in Ethics, Health & Medical, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

My boyfriend just gave me a sous vide machine. So of course, I spent hours today reading not just about…  Read More

Tags: Food technology

wait, 3-d printing organs?

By laurajacob on April 9th, 2013 in Health & Medical, Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

Several years ago, a relative of mine needed a liver transplant. While she did ultimately receive one, she was one…  Read More

Tags: 3-D PrintingBioTechPersonalization

So where are the battle lines now?

By laurajacob on April 1st, 2013 in Social Implications of Technology

A cyber attack that sabotaged Iran’s uranium enrichment program was an “act of force” and was likely illegal, according to…  Read More

The digital divide – wait, there are people who don’t have broadband?

By laurajacob on March 29th, 2013 in Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

I saw this on PBS and was reminded with a shock that there are still Americans (and lots of people…  Read More

You have to work pretty hard to make something private these days

By laurajacob on March 15th, 2013 in Ethics, Privacy & Security, Social Implications of Technology

Oh Google, I love a lot of your products and services, but this was pretty stupid. If you hadn’t heard…  Read More

Tags: CamerasCell Phonesgeolocation

The future of 3-D Printing

By laurajacob on March 11th, 2013 in Social Implications of Technology, Societal Impact

A good friend of mine is a pretty active hobbyist 3-D printer. He has two of the things – and…  Read More

Tags: 3-D PrintingBioTech

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