Ethical Frameworks and Computer Security (Work in Progress)
Tadayoshi Kohno
Abstract:
Philosophers have, for centuries, developed frameworks for evaluating and tools for navigating ethical and moral questions. The computer security discipline – a field deeply integrated with users, societies, adversaries, defenders, and vulnerabilities – has also made significant advances in developing its own methods for navigating ethical and moral questions. However, much of the work in the computer security field has been grassroots, highly informed by the expertise, experiences, and practices within the computer security community but not always directly connected to the existing ethical frameworks. Strengthening the bridge between these two communities is the focus of our research.
In this “talk”, I will discuss ongoing collaborative work with Yasemin Acar (George Washington University) and Wulf Loh (University of Tübingen) on exploring the connection between ethical frameworks (from philosophy) and ethics-related computer security scenarios. “Talk” is in quotes above because (1) this work is still ongoing and a “talk” sounds too formal and (2) consistent with the “discourse ethics” ethical framework, this “talk” will also have the opportunity for discussion.
Bio:
Tadayoshi Kohno (Yoshi) (he/him) is a professor of computer science & engineering at the University of Washington, where he co-directs the UW Security & Privacy Research Lab and the UW Tech Policy Lab. His web page: https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~yoshi/