Naslov
Internet of Things, Big Data and Privacy

Autori
Bracanović, Tomislav

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Skup
20th Rijeka Philosophical Conference: Contemporary Philosophical Issues

Mjesto i datum
Rijeka, Hrvatska, 19.04.2018. - 20.04.2018

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Predavanje

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Ključne riječi
Internet of Things, Big Data, ethics, privacy

Sažetak
The Internet of Things (IoT) is “the network of physical objects that contain embedded technology to communicate and sense or interact with their internal states or the external environment” ; Big Data is “high-volume, high-velocity and/or high variety information assets that demand cost-effective, innovative forms of information processing that enable enhanced insight, decision making, and process automation” (definitions from IT Glossary available at www.gartner.com). IoT is about to make Big Data even bigger, allowing thus more insight into – and more accurate predictions about – human behavior, preferences and decision-making. This technological development raises specific ethical issues, with violation of privacy being the most prominent one. The presentation will consist of three parts: (1) a short description of IoT and Big Data, with a special focus on their commercial and non-commercial uses ; (b) a brief review of some typical claims and arguments to the effect that these technologies pose a threat to privacy ; (c) an analysis of some frequently mentioned examples of privacy violations due to these technologies. The main purpose of the presentation is to show that, although IoT and Big Data do pose some threats to some human rights and/or interests, categorizing these as violations of privacy may not be the best possible conceptualization of the ethical problem at hand.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Filozofija

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