The Digital Society is increasingly characterized by an ecosystem of smart, socio-technical applications, such as smart grids, smart homes, smart… Read More
Category: Editorial & Opinion

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Father’s Day Algorithms or Malgorithms?
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts
My friend Rich was 25 years old when he buried his 20-year old father. His dad, a green beret, was… Read More

Learning from Delusions
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Health & Medical, Magazine Articles
Once or twice a year, I receive a call or email from someone claiming to be under intensive targeted surveillance… Read More

Tools for the Vision Impaired
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Technology has helped to improve my life in many ways. Talking products such as alarm clocks, thermometers, scales, caller ID,… Read More

ODE to…Digital Humility
By Christine Perakslis on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
“One precious element in the Judeo-Christian tradition is respect for the human person. Each person is of infinite value in… Read More

Why Did the 3D Revolution Fail?: The Present and Future of Stereoscopy
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Figure 1. Popularity of the search terms (a) “Stereoscopy” and (b) “3D television” between January 2007 and October 2016, based on… Read More

Implantable Technologies in the Military Sector
By Phil Hall on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics
These remarks were delivered at the close of the 9th Workshop on the Social Implications of National Security (SINS16), Melbourne,… Read More

Brain Implants and Memory
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Robotics, Societal Impact
Heather M. Roff and Peter W. Singer [1] strikingly identify a problem for the next American president in the form… Read More