How can we create a better more ethical future? The main goal of VIRT-EU has been to identify pivot points in the design and development of connected technologies as opportunities for intervention. Here you will find our insights and ideas in our stories, workshops and discussion scripts that we have designed to help people convene difficult conversations about ethics. Use the filter function below to locate the content you might find useful.
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VIRT-EU’s immersive ethical installation joins 483 projects in the FastCompany 2019 Innovation by Design Awards.
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Immerse participants in a group process to negotiate difficult decision-making when building connected devices.
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Concepts of privacy and data leakage themselves are too abstract to have enough relevance in daily practice.
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As part of our research, we have conducted multi-site ethnographic fieldwork with developers, designers and entrepreneurs...
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The idea of surveilling our loved ones is as old as human relationships, so it is no surprise that new technologies get put to that sort of use.
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Although data ethics is hugely important, focusing on data only might limit the kind of questions we ask.
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Technology reporting of IoT is characterized by a dichotomous imaginary of the future...
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Drones are increasingly present in our skies and thereby visions of connected drones are already part of many plans for near-future cities.
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This story is the first of a series of two blog posts looking at the ethical stakes of different technical elements that make up the Internet of Things (IoT).
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While some see connected devices as a source of empowerment, recent reports associate them with domestic abuse and home surveillance.
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GDPR has brought a renewed focus to assess the privacy risks of using personal data. How can we also assess the ethical and social impacts of how organisations use data?
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There is a recent proliferation of manifestos coming from designers and developers of Internet of Things.
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