Contours of Privacy: Social, Psychological and Normative Perspectives

I will be attending the "Countours of Privacy: Social, Psychological and Normative Perspectives" conference in Ottawa this weekend, sponsored by Members of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada research group, "On the Identity Trail: Understanding the Importance…

Panel: Don’t Be Evil: Political, Culture and Ethical Aspects of Google

NYU's Department of Culture & Communication (my department) is holding its annual Graduate Student Conference on November 11, 2005, where I will be on a panel on Google: Don't Be Evil: Political, Culture and Ethical Aspects of Google Google has…

Paper: The Value Implications of the “Google Paradigm” for Organizing, Distributing and Accessing Information

I am presenting this paper today at the 6th International and Interdisciplinary Conference of the Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR). The panel is titled "Search Engines - Their Politics; Their Logics":The Value Implications of the “Google Paradigm” for Organizing, Distributing…

Papers on Privacy and Vehicle Safety Communication Technologies

I am on my way to The Netherlands to particpate in two exciting conferences. I will be presenting my paper "Surveillance, Privacy and the Ethics of Vehicle Safety Communication Technologies" [PDF] at the International Conference of Computer Ethics: Philosophical Enquiry.…

Media Ecology & Values in Design: A Combined Approach to Understanding the Biases of Media Technology

I will presenting my paper "Media Ecology & Values in Design: A Combined Approach to Understanding the Biases of Media Technology" at the 6th Annual Convention of the Media Ecology Association at Fordham University today. The abstract:In recent years, a…

Graduate Student Workshop: Values in Computer and Information System Design

The website for the Workshop Values in Computer and Information System Design has launched (my design).Graduate Student Workshop: Values in Computer Information System DesignDespite a growing body of research and scholarship dedicated both to theoretical and practical dimensions of this…