Computer Ethics, Sum 2021

Class 8 Readings

June 17

Read Baase chapter 2 on privacy and chapter 3 on free speech.

Start reading the material in Chapter 4 on software patents

Debates

Paper 2

One regulatory approach would be to require that tracking code honor various opt-out mechanisms, such as the Do Not Track option.





Privacy

        Advertising

            hbr.org/2018/01/ads-that-dont-overstep

    Trackers

    Target

Price discrimination

Speech

        Section 230 cases: Backpage

Threat speech

Germany

LICRA v Yahoo

Google and censorship

Source code as speech