Looking for perspectives about the above. On my meanderings around the web I’ve found cybersecurity is all the rage now, cybersecurity experts are desperately needed. Looks a bit like a protection scheme to me - first have everyone save their data in the cloud and buy a smart fridge, then flood everything with ethical hacking courses and cybersecurity certifications.
Reminds me of my marketing translation days working on copy where you always were supposed to outpace your competitors by using some [insert software here]-as-a-service solution to ‘compete in an increasingly fast-paced business environment’. Yay rat race.
On the other hand, as to cybersecurity experts, we will need smart people who can re-stupidify our smart appliances when they go rogue.
What would you consider ethical work within IT? Now and in a brighter future?
Do work to:
Decrease: electricity usage, user tracking, dark patterns, walled gardens, data hording, harassment/abuse, rage bait and conflict
Increase: privacy, security, openness including open source, user control, decentralization
I really like this, it’s short and to the point!