Ethics

Question 1

what is facial recognition used for?

Answer 1

interpol

Question 2

positives of facial recognition

Answer 2

• Helped catch wanted criminal in a 60,000 person crownd

- Can help crowd control in busy arenas

Question 3

problems with facial recognition

Answer 3

• Ethical and privacy concerns

- Lack of governance and regulation

Question 4

facial recognition and surveillance

Answer 4

• Supports crime solving by serveilling everyone
• Mid 1700s Jeremy bentham invented panopticon as a social control mechanism, a symbol for modern authority and discipline
• 1970 Michel Foucault expanded the idea into a symbol of social control that extends into everyday life for all citizens

Question 5

surveillance

Answer 5

• 1984 George Orwell, published June 1949

- Dystopian world where Big Brother is watching you and you have to conform to set rules and ways of living

Question 6

Ethical guidance
ACM code of ethics 2018
1. General ethical principles

Answer 6

1. General ethical principles
2. 1 Contribute to society and to human well-being, acknowledging that all people are stakeholders in computing
3. 2 Avoid harm
4. 3 Be honest and trustworthy
5. 4 Be fair and take action not to discriminate
6. 5 Respect the work required to produce new ideas, inventions, creative works, and computing artefacts
7. 6 Respect privacy
8. 7 Honour confidentiality

Question 7

ACM code of ethics 2018

2. Professional responsibilities

Answer 7

2. Professional responsibilities
3. 1 strive to achieve high quality in both processes and products of professional work
4. 2 maintain high standards of professional competence, conduct and ethical practice
5. 3 know and respect existing rules pertaining to professional work
6. 4 accept and provide appropriate professional review
7. 5 give comprehensive and thorough evaluations of computer systems and thei impacs, including analysis of possible risks
8. 6 perform work only in areas of competence
9. 7 foster public awareness and understanding of computing, related technologies and their consequences
10. 8 access computing and communication resources only when authorised or when compelled by the public good
11. 9 design and implement systems that are robustly and useably secure

Question 8

ACM code of ethics 2018

3. Professional leadership principles

Answer 8

3. Professional leadership principles
4. 1 ensure that the public good is central concern during all professional computing work
5. 2 articulate encourage acceptance of, and evaluate fulfilment of social responsibilities by members of the organisation or group
6. 3 manage personnel and resources to enhance the quality of working life
7. 4 articulate, apply and support policies and processes that reflect the principles of the code
8. 5 create opportunities for members of the organization or group to grow as professionals
9. 6 use care when modifying or retiring systems
10. 7 recognise and take special care of systems that become integrated into the infrastructure of society

Question 9

ACM code of ethics 2018

4. Compliance with the code

Answer 9

4. Compliance with the code
5. 1 uphold, promote and respect the principles of the code
6. 2 treat violations of the code as inconsistent with membership in the ACM

Question 10

summary of ethics

Answer 10

• you need to consider ethics when working with technology
• you need to consider privacy
• sometimes it’s hard when it serves the greater good but undermines basic human rights like privacy
• legislation can’t always keep up with technology