role and responsibility of professionals in technology 26 feb

Role and Responsibilityof Professionals in Technology

Charles Mok

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26 Feb 2013

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Charles Percy Snow, New York Times, 1971

"Technology... is a queer thing.It brings you great gifts with one hand,and it stabs you in the back with the other."

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The more technology becomes ubiquitous, the more important it is for us to consider the implication of our work…

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THE FUTURE IS TECHNOLOGY PEOPLE PEOPLE MAKING WISE DECISIONS ABOUT TECHNOLOGY

What do technology professionals need to consider in this day and age?

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Privacy

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…the service is free, but the product is YOU.

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The data keeps growing in an avalanche of digital activityand we leave data trails everywhere we go…

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…unintentionally

The enormous wealth of data comes with a byte…

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Users trusts their data to be treated with due care…

Leakage of sensitive personal data

…but sometimes are exposed online entirely

Cybercrime and hacking

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The new, invisible cold war in cyber space?

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Rise of global ‘hacktivism’

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…DDoS attacks are common in Hong Kong as well

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Open Internet, Anonymity, & Intellectual Property

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Freedom of expression >= Personal privacy???

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Freedom to share VS Intellectual property

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The role of technology professionals evolves…

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…This is not enough

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Judgment and responsibility are expected……both as end-user and creator

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Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.

Thank you!

Charles MokLegislative Councilor (Information Technology)charles@charlesmok.hkwww.charlesmok.hkFacebook: Charles Mok BTwitter: @charlesmok

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