Humanity has seen an explosion of technology over the span of almost no time. We have gone from computers being mechanical devices for crunching trajectories to computers making decisions on whether or not we are dressing fashionably. We have also seen an explosion of services that resolve around massive amounts of data about ourselves. At the same time we see developers working on Tor, ad blockers, privacy tools, and ways to keep your data yours. Programmers just like us are building these systems. What are our moral obligations to the technology that we are building? Strap on your tinfoil hat and [REDACTED]

1. They Are Watching You
By Chris Tankersley

2. Please turn off your cell phones, and
put them away

3. The Internet is a Scary F&$#ing Place

4. We’re all here because we want to
make tools to help people

5. We’re all here because we love
writing software

6. As Software Developers, What are our
Moral Obligations?

7. They Are Watching You

8. Sometimes we do not think something
bad will happen

9. Never attribute to malice that which
is adequately explained by stupidity.
- Hanlon’s Razor

10. Sometimes Shawn from Sales really
needs those marketing figures

11. Anything made with the best of
intentions can be used with the worst
of intentions

12. 1980s: “Is your refrigerator
running?”
2018: “Is your refrigerator listening
to your conversations and scanning
the barcodes of its contents to
establish buying habits to send to
Amazon?

13. It’s baked into the product without
your knowledge because $$

14. Sometimes we want to think of the
children

15. Responsible Encryption

16. Open Windows and Back Doors Let
Everyone In

17. We Bring It On Ourselves

18. Our phones make our lives easier

19. Swarm, Uber, (Android|iOS), Facebook
are tracking you

20. The Internet is a Scary F&$#ing Place

21. As Software Developers, What are our
Moral Obligations?

22. Pokemon Go Might Be Evil

23. You can turn your cellphones back on

25. Thank you