A brief guide to moral philosophy and how digital ethics fits within the branch of applied ethics.

The word autonomy is being thrown around these days, often to imply that software is running without human intervention. But it still does not mean software can make decisions outside of the constraints of its own programming. Software can not learn what it was not programmed to learn. Importantly, it

Things to keep in mind when recording digital meetings. Consent is often requested far too late.

Why I avoid the term human-centric and what I mean by universal wellbeing.

The memo sent to Spotify employees over the weekend raises new questions.

Is Spotify's CEO expressing the values of the company as he addresses employee concerns over Rogan controversy?

How Apple is moving into mass surveillance. A walkthrough of all the risks.

Political philosopher Dr Annette Zimmermann [https://www.annette-zimmermann.com/] published a very piercing cartoon on Twitter [https://twitter.com/drzimmermann/status/1388526687814656004?s=21]. It is a pastiche of the XKCD cartoon Types of Scientific Paper [https://xkcd.com/2456/], and creatively reimagines titles of papers that expose flawed thinking

This week, Apple launched a new physical product aimed at keeping track of your belongings: AirTag [https://www.apple.com/airtag/]. These are small round tiles that you can attach to keys, bags and vehicles, allowing you to see where they are on a map. They also introduce a risk

Once we recognise digital harm as a form of abuse it becomes clear how the same patterns of victim-blaming that we see in all abusive relationships tend to be repeated.