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This is the homepage of the research group Ethics in Information Technology at the Department of Informatics at University of Hamburg. Our team researches the ethical, legal, social and political implications of contemporary information technologies and big data practices.

Here you can learn more about our research group and interdisciplinary team, the research, and teaching we do within and beyond the department of informatics and find latest news about activities from members of the research group.

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EIT Public Lecture Series: TAMING THE MACHINES

... kicks off in November!

Please join us to explore and discuss the ethics of information technologies with renowned international guest speakers.

Programme

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21 November 2018|Event
Are Machines Better Judges?

On 21. November Professor Katharina Anna Zweig is going to be our second guest speaker in "Taming the Machines", the public lecture series exploring and discussing the ethics of information technologies.

Ingrid Schneider
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15 November 2018|Event
Invention and Innovation Incentives in the Life Sciences Market

Ingrid Schneider ist an dieser Tagung des Max-Planck-Instituts für Innovation und Wettbewerb beteiligt, die vom 15. bis 17. November 2018 in Berlin stattfindet.

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Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
15 November 2018|Event
Ethik in der digitalen Welt. Normen und Werte oder Diktat des Machbaren?

Darüber diskutieren Prof. Dr. Judith Simon und Prof. Dr. Armin Grunwald am 15. November auf einer Veranstaltung im Julius-Leber-Forum der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung am Hamburger Rathausmarkt.

Bits and Pieces*

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Archive of current news
14 November 2018|International
The New York Times: Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook’s Leaders Fought Through Crisis

"Facebook has gone on the attack as one scandal after another — Russian meddling, data sharing, hate speech — has led to a congressional and consumer backlash."

25 October 2018|International
The New York Times: How Google Protected Andy Rubin, the ‘Father of Android’

"The internet giant paid Mr. Rubin $90 million and praised him, while keeping silent about a misconduct claim."

24 October 2018|International
Techcrunch: Apple’s Tim Cook makes blistering attack on the ‘data industrial complex’

"Apple’s CEO Tim Cook has joined the chorus of voices warning that data itself is being weaponized against people and societies — arguing that the trade in digital data has exploded into a “data industrial complex”."

* Bits and Pieces

Under "Bits and Pieces" we share reads, podcasts or videos which we find interesting. Please note that the viewpoints expressed in the shared content do not represent the position of the Ethics in Information Technology working group, any of its members, nor of the University of Hamburg.