CS 456: CS456 Course Schedule

This page provides a tentative schedule for the course.

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Date Topic Reading

Aug 28 Introduction Four Ethical Issues of the Information Age, Richard O. Mason (MIS Quarterly - 3/86)

Aug 30 Profession Computing Is a Profession, Andrew A. Chien (ACM - 10/17)
ACM Code of Ethics: A Guide for Positive Action, Don Gotterbarn, Amy Bruckman, Catherine Flick, Keith Miller, Marty J. Wolf (ACM - 1/18)
The Pledge of The Computing Professional

Sept 4 Responsibility Four Ways to Make CS and IT More Immersive, Thomas A. Limoncelli (ACM - 10/17)
Toward Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability, Simson Garfinkel, Jeanna Matthews, Stuart S. Shapiro, Jonathan M. Smith (ACM - 9/17)
Assuring Software Quality By Preventing Neglect, Robin K. Hill (ACM - 9/17)
Breadth and Depth, Kate Matsudaira (ACM - 11/17)

Sept 6 IP - Copyrights Intellectual Property, Part I, Gaff, Loren, and McCool (IEEE - 1/12)
New Exemptions to Anti-Circumvention Rules, Pamela Samuelson (ACM - 3/16)
Who Owns the Social Web?, Catherine C. Marshall, Frank M. Shipman (ACM - 5/17)

Sept 11 IP - Patents Why Do Software Startups Patent (or Not)?, Pamela Samuelson (ACM - 11/10)
Software Patents Are Falling Down, Pamela Samuelson (ACM - 11/15)
Disgorging Profits in Design Patent Cases, Pamela Samuelson (ACM - 11/17)
Do Patent Commons and Standards-Setting Organizations Help Navigate Patent Thickets?, Wen Wen and Chris Forman (ACM - 5/16)

Sept 13 EXAM I PART I

Sept 18 Privacy - I The Tangled Web We Have Woven, Eben Moglen (ACM - 2/13)
Privacy is Dead, Long Live Privacy, Jean-Pierre Hubaux and Ari Juels (ACM - 6/16)
When Does Law Enforcement’s Demand to Read Your Data Become a Demand to Read Your Mind?, Andrew Conway and Peter Eckersley (ACM - 9/17)

Sept 20 Privacy - II Can You Engineer Privacy?, Seda Gurses (ACM - 8/14)
More Encryption Means Less Privacy, Poul-Henning Kamp (ACM - 4/16)
Welcome to the Singularity, David Allen Batchelor (ACM - 2/18)

Sept 25 Security - I Privacy and Security: Summing Up, Susan Landau (ACM - 11/14)
Cyber Insecurity and Cyber Libertarianism, Moshe Y. Vardi (ACM - 5/17)

Sept 27 Security - II I Can’t Let You Do That, Dave, Cory Doctorow (ACM - 12/15) NOTE: This is the Dec 2015 article
Security Assurance, Steven B. Lipner (ACM - 11/15)
Trustworthiness and Truthfulness Are Essential, Peter G. Neumann (ACM - 6/17)
IoT: The Internet of Terror, George V. Neville-Neil (ACM - 10/17)

Oct 2 Individual Access to the Internet is a Human Right, Stephen Wicker and Stephanie Santoso (ACM - 6/13)
Does the Internet Make Us Stupid?, Hermann Maurer (ACM - 1/15)
Portable Device Fears Show Power of Social Development, Chris Edwards (ACM - 10/17)

Oct 4 Society Beyond Viral, Manuel Cebrian, Iyad Rahwan, and Alex “Sandy” Pentland (ACM - 4/16)
Smartphone Apps for Social Good, Logan Kugler (ACM - 8/16)
Digitocracy, Joel R. Reidenberg (ACM - 9/17)

Oct 9 EXAM I PART II

Oct 18 Ownership of software
Matt Hasz WE CAN’T LET JOHN DEERE DESTROY THE VERY IDEA OF OWNERSHIP
Software Ownership Battle Adds $10M to Cost of ‘Big Dig’, Marc L. Songini (Computerworld - 2/28/2005)
Reasons to Jailbreak Your iPhone (and Not To), Brennon Slattery (PCWorld - 10/10)

Oct 23 Microsoft charging for Win 7 support
Nate Russell Microsoft Relents, Confirms Extended Support Option for Windows 7
Microsoft Warns Windows 7 Is Dangerous To Use [Updated]
You’ll never have to pay for a Mac OS upgrade again, Apple CFO says
Microsoft Silently Kills Windows 7 Security Updates on Older PCs
Microsoft to offer paid Windows 7 Extended Security Updates

Oct 25 Increase in STEM education
Ezra Moore Towards a STEM + Arts Curriculum, Toni Wynn and Juliette Harris (Education Digest - 1/13)
From STEM to STEAM: Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman at TEDxManhattanBeach

Oct 30
KEC118 Anonymity
Garrett Ruths Anonymity on the Internet: Why the Price May Be Too High, David Davenport (ACM - 4/02)
UH Researcher Finds Anonymity Makes a Difference with Online Comments
Facing the Challenge of Online Harassment

Nov 1 Deep fakes Isaac Wheeler deepfakes_faceswap
Letter to Director Coats
There Is No Tech Solution to Deepfakes

Nov 6 Face ID and Privacy
Rathana Pim About Face ID advanced technology
Analysis: Apple is sharing your face with apps. That’s a new privacy worry
Apps Might Have Too Much Access to Face ID Data on iPhone X

Nov 8
KEC118 Hacking bodycams
Zack Henry POLICE BODYCAMS CAN BE HACKED TO DOCTOR FOOTAGE
Hackers hijack surveillance camera footage with ‘Peekaboo’ zero-day vulnerability

Nov 13
KEC118 Net Neutrality
Devin Retzlaff The pros and cons of net neutrality
THE WIRED GUIDE TO NET NEUTRALITY
7 Reasons Net Neutrality Is Idiotic

Nov 15 INCLEMENT WEATHER

Nov 20 Ethics of AI
Derek McClellan Top 9 ethical issues in artificial intelligence
The evolution of artificial intelligence
THE SINGULARITY

Nov 27 Tech Unions
Jason Lefever Workers of Silicon Valley, It’s Time to Organize
Google Workers Reject Silicon Valley Individualism in Walkout
Why Labor Unions And Silicon Valley Aren’t Friends, In 2 Charts
Software Startup Accused of Union-Busting Will Pay Ex-Employees

Nov 29 Social Media Censorship
Kyle Jones Poll: Most conservatives think social media is censoring them
Facebook, Instagram ban far-right Proud Boys and founder
AP Explains: Gab, where Pittsburgh shooting suspect ranted
How Trump can regulate Google

Dec 4
KEC118 Automated Cars: Who do we Kill?
Matt Richie The Challenges of Partially Automated Driving
Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill
Moral Machine

Dec 6 EXAM II

Dec 11

Date	Topic	Reading
Aug 28	Introduction	Four Ethical Issues of the Information Age, Richard O. Mason (MIS Quarterly - 3/86)
Aug 30	Profession	Computing Is a Profession, Andrew A. Chien (ACM - 10/17) ACM Code of Ethics: A Guide for Positive Action, Don Gotterbarn, Amy Bruckman, Catherine Flick, Keith Miller, Marty J. Wolf (ACM - 1/18) The Pledge of The Computing Professional
Sept 4	Responsibility	Four Ways to Make CS and IT More Immersive, Thomas A. Limoncelli (ACM - 10/17) Toward Algorithmic Transparency and Accountability, Simson Garfinkel, Jeanna Matthews, Stuart S. Shapiro, Jonathan M. Smith (ACM - 9/17) Assuring Software Quality By Preventing Neglect, Robin K. Hill (ACM - 9/17) Breadth and Depth, Kate Matsudaira (ACM - 11/17)
Sept 6	IP - Copyrights	Intellectual Property, Part I, Gaff, Loren, and McCool (IEEE - 1/12) New Exemptions to Anti-Circumvention Rules, Pamela Samuelson (ACM - 3/16) Who Owns the Social Web?, Catherine C. Marshall, Frank M. Shipman (ACM - 5/17)
Sept 11	IP - Patents	Why Do Software Startups Patent (or Not)?, Pamela Samuelson (ACM - 11/10) Software Patents Are Falling Down, Pamela Samuelson (ACM - 11/15) Disgorging Profits in Design Patent Cases, Pamela Samuelson (ACM - 11/17) Do Patent Commons and Standards-Setting Organizations Help Navigate Patent Thickets?, Wen Wen and Chris Forman (ACM - 5/16)
Sept 13	EXAM I PART I
Sept 18	Privacy - I	The Tangled Web We Have Woven, Eben Moglen (ACM - 2/13) Privacy is Dead, Long Live Privacy, Jean-Pierre Hubaux and Ari Juels (ACM - 6/16) When Does Law Enforcement’s Demand to Read Your Data Become a Demand to Read Your Mind?, Andrew Conway and Peter Eckersley (ACM - 9/17)
Sept 20	Privacy - II	Can You Engineer Privacy?, Seda Gurses (ACM - 8/14) More Encryption Means Less Privacy, Poul-Henning Kamp (ACM - 4/16) Welcome to the Singularity, David Allen Batchelor (ACM - 2/18)
Sept 25	Security - I	Privacy and Security: Summing Up, Susan Landau (ACM - 11/14) Cyber Insecurity and Cyber Libertarianism, Moshe Y. Vardi (ACM - 5/17)
Sept 27	Security - II	I Can’t Let You Do That, Dave, Cory Doctorow (ACM - 12/15) NOTE: This is the Dec 2015 article Security Assurance, Steven B. Lipner (ACM - 11/15) Trustworthiness and Truthfulness Are Essential, Peter G. Neumann (ACM - 6/17) IoT: The Internet of Terror, George V. Neville-Neil (ACM - 10/17)
Oct 2	Individual	Access to the Internet is a Human Right, Stephen Wicker and Stephanie Santoso (ACM - 6/13) Does the Internet Make Us Stupid?, Hermann Maurer (ACM - 1/15) Portable Device Fears Show Power of Social Development, Chris Edwards (ACM - 10/17)
Oct 4	Society	Beyond Viral, Manuel Cebrian, Iyad Rahwan, and Alex “Sandy” Pentland (ACM - 4/16) Smartphone Apps for Social Good, Logan Kugler (ACM - 8/16) Digitocracy, Joel R. Reidenberg (ACM - 9/17)
Oct 9	EXAM I PART II
Oct 18	Ownership of software Matt Hasz	WE CAN’T LET JOHN DEERE DESTROY THE VERY IDEA OF OWNERSHIP Software Ownership Battle Adds $10M to Cost of ‘Big Dig’, Marc L. Songini (Computerworld - 2/28/2005) Reasons to Jailbreak Your iPhone (and Not To), Brennon Slattery (PCWorld - 10/10)
Oct 23	Microsoft charging for Win 7 support Nate Russell	Microsoft Relents, Confirms Extended Support Option for Windows 7 Microsoft Warns Windows 7 Is Dangerous To Use [Updated] You’ll never have to pay for a Mac OS upgrade again, Apple CFO says Microsoft Silently Kills Windows 7 Security Updates on Older PCs Microsoft to offer paid Windows 7 Extended Security Updates
Oct 25	Increase in STEM education Ezra Moore	Towards a STEM + Arts Curriculum, Toni Wynn and Juliette Harris (Education Digest - 1/13) From STEM to STEAM: Brent Bushnell and Eric Gradman at TEDxManhattanBeach
Oct 30 KEC118	Anonymity Garrett Ruths	Anonymity on the Internet: Why the Price May Be Too High, David Davenport (ACM - 4/02) UH Researcher Finds Anonymity Makes a Difference with Online Comments Facing the Challenge of Online Harassment
Nov 1	Deep fakes Isaac Wheeler	deepfakes_faceswap Letter to Director Coats There Is No Tech Solution to Deepfakes
Nov 6	Face ID and Privacy Rathana Pim	About Face ID advanced technology Analysis: Apple is sharing your face with apps. That’s a new privacy worry Apps Might Have Too Much Access to Face ID Data on iPhone X
Nov 8 KEC118	Hacking bodycams Zack Henry	POLICE BODYCAMS CAN BE HACKED TO DOCTOR FOOTAGE Hackers hijack surveillance camera footage with ‘Peekaboo’ zero-day vulnerability
Nov 13 KEC118	Net Neutrality Devin Retzlaff	The pros and cons of net neutrality THE WIRED GUIDE TO NET NEUTRALITY 7 Reasons Net Neutrality Is Idiotic
Nov 15	INCLEMENT WEATHER
Nov 20	Ethics of AI Derek McClellan	Top 9 ethical issues in artificial intelligence The evolution of artificial intelligence THE SINGULARITY
Nov 27	Tech Unions Jason Lefever	Workers of Silicon Valley, It’s Time to Organize Google Workers Reject Silicon Valley Individualism in Walkout Why Labor Unions And Silicon Valley Aren’t Friends, In 2 Charts Software Startup Accused of Union-Busting Will Pay Ex-Employees
Nov 29	Social Media Censorship Kyle Jones	Poll: Most conservatives think social media is censoring them Facebook, Instagram ban far-right Proud Boys and founder AP Explains: Gab, where Pittsburgh shooting suspect ranted How Trump can regulate Google
Dec 4 KEC118	Automated Cars: Who do we Kill? Matt Richie	The Challenges of Partially Automated Driving Why Self-Driving Cars Must Be Programmed to Kill Moral Machine
Dec 6	EXAM II
Dec 11

CS 456: CS456 Course Schedule - Fall 2018