Monday’s discussion dealt primarily with ethical situations we had not begun to discuss much in class like the implications of privacy and large tech corporations selling our information. I think I want to take this time to say more about how these problems are also connected to the disparities of women and others not male in the technology sector. The industry is also preying on these groups of people significantly more for location data, buying trends and personal information. I feel like this often never gets enough attention because its happening to those most closely centered on the “margin” of who we consider important or worth saving.

I might also add that the preying on these groups also repudiates many harmful cycles of fake news, propaganda and false reporting that leads to many consequences. The need for these groups to really take over the technology sector is immediate and the digital privacy disaster we are in right now can only be minimized if we bestow agency back to these groups in a commitment that is long overdue.