InCUInfoSciencebyCasey FieslerDMCA anti-circumvention and the policy problem in HCIThere a lot of reasons why you might not be able to use technology the way you want to use it. In human-computer interaction (HCI)…Apr 27, 2020Apr 27, 2020
InCUInfoSciencebyCasey FieslerThe Black Mirror Writers Room: The Case (and Caution) for Ethical Speculation in CS EducationReflection and research on the Black Mirror Writers Room teaching exerciseMar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
Casey FieslerWhat “counts” as computer science?This post touches in part on two papers out of my research lab being presented this week at SIGCSE 2021: “Integrating Ethics into…Mar 19, 2021Mar 19, 2021
Casey FieslerSpiders and crawlers and scrapers, oh my! Law and ethics of researchers violating terms of serviceLast week, a federal court ruled that researchers violating a website’s terms of service (TOS) in order to conduct research aimed at…Apr 3, 2020Apr 3, 2020
Casey FieslerScientists Like Me Are Studying Your Tweets—Are You OK With That?Anything “public” on social media may be fair game, but researchers should be more ethical about using that dataMar 19, 20191Mar 19, 20191
Casey FieslerReddit rules! But what kinds of rules are on Reddit?There is only one rule on one of my favorite subreddits for cute animals, r/catsinbusinessattire: “post pictures of cats in business…Nov 23, 2018Nov 23, 2018
Casey FieslerWhy Data Sharing & Privacy Controversies Aren’t Killing Social Media PlatformsIn 2016, WhatsApp announced that it would be sharing data with Facebook in order to improve Facebook ads and user experience. In 2017, we…Mar 22, 2018Mar 22, 2018