Federal law enforcement agencies like ICE are increasingly using technologies to identify, document, and surveil U.S. residents. The dependency of these new technologies is still questionable. Still, they are being used as a valid justification for questioning, prosecuting, and threatening civilians, especially protestors.
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Dr. Erin Cech’s critique of the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges focuses heavily on the pitfalls of technological determinism. This paper supports Cech’s argument through a discussion of current examples of the consequences of technological determinism, such as the Black Lives Matter and Me Too movements, medication accessibility, and facial recognition technology. Though the consequences of a zealous engineering mentality are commonplace in our society, there are also current examples of tech companies neglecting to develop technology due to its possible negative consequences.
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2/24/2020 “Being spied on like dissidents is not part of the high school experience that any of us would want for our children,” urged Jim Schulz,…
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