Do no harm? BCS Mid-Wales Branch
Event Information
Event description
An interactive session that explores potential whistleblowing situations in recent media stories & presents findings from my latest research
About this event
SPEAKER
Lucy Hunt, Lancaster University
AGENDA
18:15 – Join the Zoom call
18:30 – Interactive Session – Lucy Hunt
19:30 - Q&A – Lucy Hunt
20:00 - Close
SYNOPSIS
On discovering that your team or organisation is creating harmful software what would you do?
The ACM Code of Ethics states that "a computing professional has the obligation to report any signs of systems risks that may result in harm" and that "if leaders do not act [...] it may be necessary to blow the whistle".
This interactive session will explore potential whistleblowing situations in recent media stories and present the findings from my latest research.
SPEAKER BIOGRAPHY
Headline Speaker: Lucy Hunt
Lucy is a PhD student at Lancaster University, researching whistleblowing in software engineering.
She worked as a software engineer, IT consultant and business analyst for over 20 years before completing a cyber-security masters and starting her PhD in 2018.
Our events are for adults aged 16 years and over.
Organiser BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
Organiser of Do no harm? BCS Mid-Wales Branch
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We’ve been supporting the technology industry since 1957 and our 73,000-strong membership spans 150 countries. Every member actively promotes IT professionalism and we provide them with career development opportunities and bring the community together to address the professional, ethical and economic challenges facing technology today.
