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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

Tags: September 2014

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

Tags: railroadsSeptember 2014

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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

Tags: September 2014

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

Tags: September 2014

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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

Tags: CyberwarfareSeptember 2014

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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

Tags: authenticationencryptiongovernment policiesInternetmonitoringNISTNSASeptember 2014Snowdon

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Big Data’s Big Future – But for Whom

By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact

PetaJakarta.org team survey damage along the Ciliwung River using GeoSocial Rapid Assessment Survey Platform (#GRASP) via Twitter, as neighborhood children…  Read More

Tags: Big Datacrowd sourcingSeptember 2014

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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

Tags: humanityIEEE Code of EthicsSeptember 2014

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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

Tags: conference feesDecember 2014

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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

Tags: choiceDecember 2014globalization

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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

Tags: choicecontrolenslavementphilosophical considerations

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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

Tags: consumptionDecember 2014enslavementInternettechnology impacts

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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

Tags: December 2014ssit

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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

Tags: cultured meatfactory grown meatFood technologyMarch 2015

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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

Tags: beneficial technologiesecosystem.InterdependenceMarch 2015ocean

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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

Tags: digital dividedigital inclusionInternet accessMarch 2015

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Social Implications of Biometric Registration: A Database Intended for Every Citizen in India

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Privacy & Security

Kannanshanmugam, Shanmugamstudio, Kollam/Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported The Aadhaar (Unique Identity) project has become the bane of average Indians,…  Read More

Tags: AadhaarBiometricsIndiaMarch 2015UIDUnique Indentifier project

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Are Social Media Making Us Stupid?

By Liz Stillwaggon Swan on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles

Contrarian computer scientist Jaron Lanier writes, “If you observe humans using computer programs that are designated to be “smart,” you…  Read More

Tags: March 2015sherry turkleSocial Media

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We Are Becoming Enslaved by Our Technology – Ruminations on the IQ2 Debate

By Jeff Robbins on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts

At the IQ2 Debate, asking, are we becoming enslaved by technology? [1], the negative side (the side that was cheerleading…  Read More

Tags: choiceenslavementMarch 2015technology addictiontechnology dependence

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The Circle

By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Book Reviews, Privacy & Security

The Circle. By Dave Eggers. Knopf, 2013. Reviewed by Scott D. Eldridge.   Have you taken the plunge and purchased one…  Read More

Tags: March 2015surveillance

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