My daughter is a linguistics major (BA graduate) from Cal. Last night we were discussing artificial intelligence and she stated she doubted she could work in the IT industry because she questioned the ethics of corporate America. | |
I asked: “Why?” | |
She said a co-worker approached her at her desk and asked her about a product she (the co-worker) was interested in buying. My daughter said as an aside that this was nothing she had ever thought about, considered for her own purchase or searched on or about on the web. However, the next time she picked up her iPhone (within one hour of the conversation), she began receiving Ad placements for the product they had been discussing. | |
I replied she must have left her Siri turned on. She said, yes, but she had never actually said the name / product type herself. Only the co-worker had done that. She added, she was less concerned if it (Siri) had done the listening for her specific voice, but she didn’t approve of it listening in on others (not her voice), too. | |
I then reminded her that ALL security is an illusion and your confidence in the security is based on the amount of money you are willing to spend on maintaining the illusion. (Which led to a completely different discussion…) Of course, Siri / Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft are “listening” in and monitoring all of our searches and selling that information on to other corporations, who in turn convert our “hot leads” into sales offers – and they, of course, store our data and forward it on to other “affiliates”. And so the cycle continues… After all, it’s just good business. Right? And, if anyone else is listening in along with them, too? Well, that’s just good government keeping us “safe”. Right? | |
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Posts Tagged ‘Ethics’
Is Anyone ELSE Out There Listening?
Posted in Faith Family and Friends, Family and Friends, Philosophy, tagged Affiliates, Amazon, Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Corporate America, Ethics, Family, Google, Illusion, Linguistics, Microsoft, Philosophy, Sarah, Security, Siri on January 18, 2019| 2 Comments »
Why #45 Is Uncivil And Sinking
Posted in Politics, Quotes, tagged #StillLosingDonald, Chief Justice Earl Warren, Civilized Life, Ethics, Law, Politics, Quotes on June 18, 2018| Leave a Comment »
In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics. | |
— Chief Justice Earl Warren | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | Go Where? |
2016 | Returning To The Same Box |
2015 | The Hunter’s Music |
2014 | Dedication |
2013 | Unhappy Alternatives |
2012 | Implications |
2011 | Never Let Us Down |
Ethics Lesson
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Ethics, Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution, Learning, Philosophy, Quotes, Steven Levy, The Hacker Ethic, The Hands-On Imperative on February 27, 2018| Leave a Comment »
The Hacker Ethic |
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Access to computers — and anything which might teach you something about the way the world works — should be unlimited and total. Always yield to the Hands-On Imperative! | |
All information should be free. | |
Mistrust Authority — Promote Decentralization. | |
Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not bogus criteria such as degrees, age, race, or position. | |
You can create art and beauty on a computer. | |
Computers can change your life for the better. | |
— Steven Levy | |
From his book: “Hackers: Heroes Of The Computer Revolution“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2017 | May I Have Some More, Please? |
2016 | A Little Lost |
2015 | This High Place |
2014 | Elected Madness |
2013 | Well Written |
2012 | Related Parts |
2011 | The King Is Oscar |
Better Reputation? | |
Thank You, Senator McCain (So Far Anyway)
Posted in Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Character, Earl Warren, Ethics, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Senator John McCain on September 25, 2017| Leave a Comment »
The man of character, sensitive to the meaning of what he is doing, will know how to discover the ethical paths in the maze of possible behavior. | |
— Earl Warren | |
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On This Day In: | |
2016 | What About Friends? |
2015 | It Tastes Good To Me |
2014 | Others’ Footsteps |
The Not-So-Modern Samurai | |
2013 | Doin’ |
2012 | A Lover |
2011 | What Have We Found Here |
Words | |
Never Forget
Posted in Leadership, Politics, Quotes, tagged Ethics, Germany, Hitler, Martin Luther King Jr, Political Leadership, Politics, Quotes on September 11, 2017| Leave a Comment »
Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal. | |
― Martin Luther King, Jr. | |
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2016 | It’s All Greek To Me (Well, Latin Actually) |
2015 | Truism |
2014 | Thank You |
2013 | Really |
2012 | Ordinary Five Minutes Longer |
2011 | The Wealth Of Sons (And Daughters) |
Ethical Energy
Posted in Leadership, Politics, Quotes, tagged Ethics, George Bernard Shaw, Honor, Leadership, Politics, Quotes on November 16, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The truth is, hardly any of us have ethical energy enough for more than one really inflexible point of honor. | |
— George Bernard Shaw | |
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2014 | Are You Likely To Defend It? |
2013 | Might As Well |
2012 | The Long And Short Of It |
2011 | Bravery |
Ethics And Standards
Posted in Leadership, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Bill Walsh, David Harris, Ethics, Leadership, Philosophy, Quotes, Sports, Standards, The Genius on March 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »
You have to develop an ethic so that on every down you play as well as you can play. From week to week, it is your personal, internalized standard of play that makes the difference. | |
— Bill Walsh | |
Former 49er Head Coach | |
As quoted in “The Genius“, by David Harris | |
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