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Just saw one of my previous students question the ethics of a new app in a LI post by the COO. He did the usual "we're just building the app, what people do with it is not our problem" and "how could this possibly be misused". She calmly explained tools for evaluating impact. ❤️

Can't really let this go. The app is an award-winning app, endorsed by governmental bodies, designed to store covid-19 immunity passports to allow more movement for immune people. The reality that an app designed to control civil rights undergoes no ethical evaluations is 🤢.

Also, how can you work with a product like this and also have completely missed all the articles and experts voicing concerns about... yes, the ethics of immunity certificates! Gaah...

"Driving too fast is hardly the concern of the car manufacturer." Yes, his actual argument!

Another argument (yes, really!): "People are different. Someone will always be excluded. How would society look if everyone was the same?"

You now there is rage post about to be written for my blog.

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So my latest idea is to take a selection of content from my Ethics in Design course and open-source it as a ready-to-go ethics workshop. Won't be until October I'll have time to do this, but it feels like the obvious way forward.

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"It works well for me" or "well, it doesn't hurt me" or "I have nothing to hide" is not good enough when other people are harmed. In fact, those statements will often reveal a great deal about someone's awareness of other people's struggles. Or lack thereof.

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Swedish sayings.

Feel free to add your own favorites from any language.

1. Ingen ko på isen = No cow on the ice = No worries.

2. Ana ugglor i mossen = suspect owls in the bog (marsh) = I think there is something suspicious going on

3. Nu har du skitit i det blå skåpet = Now you've taken a shit in the blue cabinet = You're in trouble OR you've gone too far OR things have just taken a turn for the worse

2020 has definitely taken a shit in the blue cabinet.

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4. Allt är inte guld som glimmar = Everything that gleams (sparkles) isn't gold = It isn't necessarily good just because it looks good.

5. Bättre en fågel i handen än tio i skogen = It's better to have one bird in your hand than ten in the forest = It's better to be sure of having a little, than hoping to get more.

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Monoculture in tech stretches further than you might imagine. x.com/RobertAlai/sta…

So, yeah, certainly not only tech. But here's one story.

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