ETHICS OF FACEBOOK

Continuing the Technology and Ethics Lecture Series, the Ethics + Emerging Technologies Group holds its third talk on Monday, May 4, from 2-3:30 p.m., in the Graphic Arts Building, Room 103. The talk is free and open to the public.

Anthony F. Beavers, philosophy professor at the University of Evansville and visiting scholar at Indiana University, will explore less-obvious ethical issues arising from Facebook, the increasingly-popular social networking site. These go beyond the usual privacy concerns and include new worries such as whether Facebook redefines friendship in helpful or harmful ways, how its news feed influences which relationships will develop or will not, its impact on our sense of purpose and self-identity, and more.

For more information and a flyer, visit http://ethics.calpoly.edu/.

Ethics of Cyberweapons

Dr. Neil Rowe will be speaking on the Ethics of Cyberweapons as part of the Cal Poly Technology & Ethics Lecture Series. The talk will discuss the ethical issues related to warfare using cyberweapons: software weapons (viruses, hacking, etc.).

When: Friday, April 10, 11am-12:30pm
Where: Philips Hall, Room 124 (5:124)