Computer Ethics, Spr 2016


Class 10

Week 10 Readings

You should read Chapter 3 of Baase, on Speech

Debates

The Signal encryption protocol has come to WhatsApp:


http://www.wired.com/2016/04/forget-apple-vs-fbi-whatsapp-just-switched-encryption-billion-people/

Here's a blog announcement from Signal: https://whispersystems.org/blog/whatsapp-complete/


Whatever happened to Google's "Don't Be Evil" slogan?

http://www.businessinsider.com/googles-nest-closing-smart-home-company-revolv-bricking-devices-2016-4


EU: hyperlinks (probably) do not infringe copyright. Good to know.
http://in.reuters.com/article/internet-copyright-eu-court-idINKCN0X40VE

(Does this mean the same is true for PirateBay torrent links?)


Speech


Is source code speech?

Patents