In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg famously said “the age of privacy is over”. (Kirkpatrick, 2010) He’s walked back that statement in the ensuing years. However, there is a sense that with the proliferation of social media and the extent to which we are sharing information online, that we’ve evolved into a society that doesn’t value privacy as much as past generations. At the same time, we also proclaim that privacy is important and should be protected. Regulators are looking towards p

I had a chance to catch two amazing presentation in the past two days - cyber-security expert Bruce Schneier and distinguished computer scientist Moshe Vardi. Both talks argued a similar point, that in order for things to really change in the technology space, we need public policy or regulation. However, that doesn't mean there isn't a role for ethics. Collective action to drive change in technology Bruce Schneier recently spoke at the Canadian Internet Registration Authorit

I'm thrilled to say - I am DONE! I handed in my final research paper this week and now I await graduation. I have been fortunate to have the support of an amazing community on my academic journey. I am tremendously grateful to the following people: First and foremost, my husband Ken, who has always been my biggest champion. Thank you for supporting me in every way. The MACT 2018 cohort – you guys are the best! Thanks for the solidarity in learning. The MACT team – Professors

Generally when things are quiet on the blog, it means I'm really busy with my research. That's certainly been the case this past month. I've been deep in data collection mode and having some really interesting conversations about ethics with AI researchers working in the healthcare space. I also have to transcribe those conversations in order to code and analyze the data. That's not so interesting and incredibly time consuming even with the assistance of transcription softwar