Growing use of software applications in the home, the workplace, and in public places has resulted in increased production and… Read More
Category: Social Implications of Technology
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
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 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
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
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
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
SSIT Past and Future
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Ethics, Magazine Articles, President's Message
The year 1962 saw the publication of at least three important works related to technology and society. Rachel Carson, a… 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
Nanoelectronics Research Gaps and Recommendations
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
A Report from the International Planning Working Group on Nanoelectronics (IPWGN) Nanotechnology exploded in scientific publications in the year… 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