Event Title
Siri Gets a Subpoena: Unintended Social, Ethical and Legal Consequences of the Internet of Things
Location
Huntsville (Ala.)
Start Date
6-7-2017
Presentation Type
Paper
Description
The ubiquity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, combined with pervasive smartphones and desktop and laptop computers featuring virtual personal assistants from Siri to Google and Alexa to Cortana, has made both ethical and unethical hacking easier and at the same time more complex. Google Home, Amazon Echo, smart appliances, video surveillance cameras, and even regular desktop and laptop computers have quietly changed both the home and workplace to always-on, always-listening environments. In this paper, we examine both social and ethical/legal perspectives on scenarios such as whether it should be considered free speech, a harmless prank, or unethical behavior to say “Okay, Google, how can I remove DNA evidence from my car upholstery” within hearing distance of a friend’s phone. Or, as one case states it: Can you yell “Hey, Siri” in a crowded theater?
Recommended Citation
Payne, Bryson R.; Parker, Victor C. Jr.; and Mienie, Edward L., "Siri Gets a Subpoena: Unintended Social, Ethical and Legal Consequences of the Internet of Things" (2017). National Cyber Summit. 13.
https://louis.uah.edu/cyber-summit/ncs2017/ncs2017papers/13
Siri Gets a Subpoena: Unintended Social, Ethical and Legal Consequences of the Internet of Things
Huntsville (Ala.)
The ubiquity of Internet of Things (IoT) devices, combined with pervasive smartphones and desktop and laptop computers featuring virtual personal assistants from Siri to Google and Alexa to Cortana, has made both ethical and unethical hacking easier and at the same time more complex. Google Home, Amazon Echo, smart appliances, video surveillance cameras, and even regular desktop and laptop computers have quietly changed both the home and workplace to always-on, always-listening environments. In this paper, we examine both social and ethical/legal perspectives on scenarios such as whether it should be considered free speech, a harmless prank, or unethical behavior to say “Okay, Google, how can I remove DNA evidence from my car upholstery” within hearing distance of a friend’s phone. Or, as one case states it: Can you yell “Hey, Siri” in a crowded theater?