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- Jan 28, 2022
- 2 min
Dear Neighbour, I’m not joining Nextdoor. Here’s why:
I recently received a letter from a neighbour asking me to join Nextdoor. Actually, it wasn’t really from a neighbour. It was a form...


- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
The algorithmic risks of ordering a cheeseburger
Until recently, the risks of ordering a cheeseburger at your local mom and pop diner might have been thought about mostly in dietary...

- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
Robots, the cure for loneliness?
When I talk to people about AI, inevitably we land on the topic of killer robots. This image of The Terminator and other superintelligent...

- Mar 7, 2021
- 5 min
Book Review: Privacy in Context
In 2010, Mark Zuckerberg famously said “the age of privacy is over”. (Kirkpatrick, 2010) He’s walked back that statement in the ensuing...

- Oct 29, 2020
- 5 min
How much of my data belongs to me? The Henrietta Lacks Story
Imagine these two scenarios...you're at work and you've just polished off a latte. You throw the cup in the lunchroom garbage but...

- Sep 25, 2020
- 4 min
Ethics or regulation? We need both.
I had a chance to catch two amazing presentation in the past two days - cyber-security expert Bruce Schneier and distinguished computer...

- Sep 17, 2020
- 3 min
That's a wrap: Thanking my community and planning next steps
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...

- Sep 15, 2020
- 2 min
Conferences and pumpkin-spice lattes
It's definitely fall. The air is cooler, the leaves are turning shades of red, pumpkin-spice lattes are back and it's conference season....

- May 23, 2020
- 4 min
Research update: collecting data, prepping for a presentation and "COVID-izing" my work
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....

- Apr 17, 2020
- 4 min
Zoom, Meet or Skype? Conducting research in a time of physical distancing
My research focus is on AI researchers and how they are navigating ethical considerations in their work. I’m exploring issues around...


- Oct 16, 2019
- 3 min
Walking naked through the Googleplex
I can’t take credit for the title of this post but it sums up an issue that we all face - we trade our privacy for convenience. This line...

- Oct 9, 2019
- 3 min
When data knows us better than we know ourselves
A few months ago, I was enticed by a special offer from 23andMe. I'd been on the fence about genetic testing for some time. Like the...


- Oct 7, 2019
- 2 min
The ethics surrounding data collection
I’ve been talking with a lot of different people - pretty much anyone who will listen – about where to focus my research. One piece of...