Technology

A new dating app uses DNA comparison to give users information about potential offspring inheriting a genetic disease. What kind of message are we sending?

The internet is awash with misinformation; internet browsers are not created equal, and search engines don't deliver identical results.

The potential for oversight is limited, but a policy of self-policing asks too much. How should we regulate AI research?

From bias to privacy, the move to using behavioral biometrics for digital security has a number of ethical implications.

"Deep Fake" technology poses significant threat to our democratic institutions, especially given the power of cancel culture and the ubiquity of confirmation bias.

Issue of free speech lie at the heart of the Hong Kong protests. And exercising our right to it (especially on social media) has important consequences for Hong Kong, as does our silence.

Should we be concerned about Google mining user data to generate consumer profiles? What does data transparency require?

A coercive data collection campaign in China raises questions about corporate complicity. What obligation, if any, do companies have when their goods are being used to cause harm or violate others' rights?

The transition to an ebook market for college textbooks has important consequences for internet piracy and student debt.

Algorithms curating and recommending media content can create echo chambers; they can reinforce misinformation and normalize hate-speech. How can we resist?