Top stories published by Ayala Ethics Blog in 2018

I am Alex Ayala, and I am a senior Computer Science major at Notre Dame. I am originally from Manila, Philippines, but I grew up in St. Louis. Outside of class, I am a member of both the marching, pep, and concert bands here as a piccoloist and flutist. During my free time, I play a…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Sep 3, 2018

Reading 02: Job Interviews

Overall, I’d say that my job interview process has been relatively successful, but I would also say that it is not very enjoyable and almost unnecessarily stressful. I interviewed for a number of different companies, and between those companies, there was a lot of variety in the…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Sep 10, 2018

Reading 03: Work-Life Balance

I really don’t know if men and women can have it all. In general, my leanings are towards no, but I think the answer to the question is largely dependent on what you want and what is important to you. For me, since I’ve been a kid I thought that having it all was being someone…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Oct 28, 2018

Reading 09: Net Neutrality

“Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon should treat all content flowing through their cables and cell towers equally” (Finley). This includes not creating “fast lanes” offered to companies who pay a premium. Also, under net neutrality…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Nov 6, 2018

Reading 10: Trolls, Cyberbullying, and Anonymity

Trolls are people who intentionally incite emotional responses in order to cause fights or hurt people. They may do this because they’re sadistic, but sometimes, they use it to rile people up in support for a specific view they may support. They…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Aug 27, 2018

Reading 01: Hackers

From my own experience, the word hacker usually brings to my mind the image of a shady guy sitting in the dark of a…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Oct 4, 2018

Reading 06: Apple vs. FBI

I guess I have a mixed opinion on whether or not companies like Apple should weaken their encryption for the purposes of government surveillance. On the one hand, I am not so concerned with the idea of the government watching me because I do not really have anything to hide, and I…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Aug 22, 2018

Reading 00: Parable of the Talents

My interpretation of the Parable of the Talents is pretty straightforward really. When the master doles out talents to his servants, this is representative of us having an aptitude for a certain skill. The servants who return to their master with more talents parallels…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Oct 25, 2018

Reading 08: Corporate Personhood

Corporate personhood is the idea that corporate entities are entitled to some, but not all, of the same legal rights as people. For example, “they have free speech rights” (Cox) and, as of the Hobby Lobby case, “for-profit corporations can have a religion that the…

Alejandro Rafael Ayala in Ayala Ethics Blog

Oct 8, 2018

Reading 07: Collecting Your Data and Ads

I think the main ethical issues surrounding online advertising at least from my experience are whether or not it is ethical to block advertisements with software like AdBlock and whether or not it is ethical for companies to collect your data so that they can…

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