Computer Ethics, Summer 2017
Corboy 302, Tuesdays and Thursdays
Class 6
Class 6 Readings
Read Baase chapter 3 on freedom of speech
The main course notes are in the Notes Organized by Topic
section on the main web page. Reading assignments, comments on the class
discussion and occasional special notices are in these week-by-week notes.
Reality Winner and Printing
Late Tuesday the following appeared on Hacker
News:
https://www.eff.org/pages/list-printers-which-do-or-do-not-display-tracking-dots
Good stuff to know. Most laser printers do display the tracking dots,
though.
Democracy and Facebook
https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2017-06-08/democracy-never-faced-a-threat-like-facebook
If political ads only appear to selected voters:
- how can there be accountability for promises or for false statements?
- how can there be debate?
- how can an opponent respond?
Privacy Right to be Forgotten?
Or is it a free-speech right not to forget?
Privacy
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