Vance Ricks

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I'm a Teaching Prof of Philosophy and Computer Science at Northeastern University, and co-editor of the Mozilla Responsible Computing Playbook

Topics of interest, research, and teaching include philosophy of friendship; algorithmic accountability; tech resisters and refusers; JS Mill

Super Randonneur who decided that sleep matters more

In yesterday's class discussion of AirTags, Tiles, and similar trackers, a student spoke out strongly *against* demands that such devices not be sold (e.g., https://www.stopspying.org/latest-news/2022/1/26/stop-demands-apple-halt-sale-of-airtags).

That same student emailed me in the wee hours this morning to say that they had completely changed their mind. They appended this screen shot (which I include here with their permission).

Update: 12 hours later, the student still hasn't been able to find the AirTag.

S.T.O.P. Demands Apple Halt Sale of AirTags — S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project

S.T.O.P. - The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project