Information Systems: Topics for Computer Ethics

Discusses how deepfakes will affect the financial sector by possibly gaming voice authentication systems. From the Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal asked a group of readers how they think AI would help to vet people for a job.

Hayne Beard is charged with two counts of misdemeanor stalking for allegedly posting AI-generated pornographic photos of North Carolina State University students on a pornographic website.
Posted 5:32 PM Apr 21, 2025

Thomas, D. (2025, Mar 11). Phoney war Sony Music says it has removed 75,000 items in battle against AI deepfakes. Financial Times http://proxy154.nclive.org/login?url=https://www.proquest.com/newspapers/phoney-war-sony-music-says-has-removed-75-000/docview/3188165434/se-2

If you get a strange phone call from someone who sounds just like a family member, a scammer could be using “voice cloning” to deceive you.

Background reading on the terminology

2024 article from the Rochester Business Journal

Tech Now reporter Joe Tidy visits the Zengamina Mini Hydro Plant in Zambia, run by a cryptocurrency company who is planning to roll out mini-power plants to rural villages in Zambia and across Africa. The goal is to bring electricity to remote areas for villagers.
This 6-minute video is from Tech Now, the BBC's flagship technology programme.11 April 2025

From a South African business journal, article about bitcoin making finance more accessible for everybody.

Scam Inc highlights the alarming rise of transnational organized crime through online scams.

2024, Dec 26 article from USA Today (Online)

Interview between Wall Street Journal and a professor at the University of North Texas.

From NPR, April 15, 2024

April 18, 2025 George King
BBC News, Suffolk

Brad Pitt scam from January 2025 from the BBC

Wall Street Journal

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has laws in place to help protect consumers against companies that collect data.

Wall Street Journal

Every year millions of electrical and electronic devices are discarded as products break or become obsolete and are thrown away. These discarded devices are considered e-waste and can become a threat to health and the environment if they are not disposed of and recycled appropriately.

2024 article from Laboratory Equipment

April 17, 2025 Mecklenburg County officials warn against improper disposal of lithium-ion batteries after three facility fires.

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