[alicebot-aiethics] No more ethics concerns ?
Stephane MOR
alicebot-aiethics@list.alicebot.org
Sat, 10 Nov 2001 06:23:12 +0100
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Hello !
I may be mistaking, but it's been a very long time since I last received =
a mail from this mailing list !
I guess most people have other things to do, but I think ethics are =
still an important matter.
I realised it when building my own bot.
It came to my mind that with new features, and scripting, bots are =
taking a larger and larger place in eveyone's life (everyone connected =
to internet).
We are now all used to using search engines, and people start getting =
used to talk to bots.
Isn't there a privacy issue ? People are much more willing to give out =
details of their own life / friends / family / hobbies to a bot than to =
a simple website's form.=20
Though, those bots are still *gouverned* by someone, and their logs =
still go to the same people.
It is quite easy to have Alice store "human variables" to a database.=20
Combined with other business specific tools, such as tracerouting, and =
e-commerce tracing, one to one marketing, it could be really easy to =
have a bot know a lot of useful bits of information.
Let's say FOO Ltd sells toys worldwide and has shops in each country.
Let's also say their bot (that would seem independant) asks you if you =
have children, and what is their age.
It wouldn't be too hard for FOO Ltd to traceroute you, and with a bit of =
logic / other knowledge (your email, etc...) to send you marketing crap =
about the newest toy your kid would love to have.
Even if you would never have any web form let you fill in those details =
about you, you are still trapped.
Don't you think there should be a way to prevent this ?
Are marketers going to have more and more infos about our own personnal =
life ?
I am in any way willing to be "transparent" to anyone !!!
Please tell me if you feel there is an effective privacy issue, or if I =
am just an awful paranoid maniac !!
If you feel like discussing about how to prevent that, or how to have =
people more aware of potential risks, please go on !
Regards,
stephane
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hello !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I may be mistaking, but it's been a =
very long time=20
since I last received a mail from this mailing list !</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I guess most people have other things =
to do, but I=20
think ethics are still an important matter.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I realised it when building my own=20
bot.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It came to my mind that with new =
features, and=20
scripting, bots are taking a larger and larger place in eveyone's life =
(everyone=20
connected to internet).</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We are now all used to using search =
engines, and=20
people start getting used to talk to bots.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Isn't there a privacy issue ? People =
are much more=20
willing to give out details of their own life / friends / family =
/ hobbies=20
to a bot than to a simple website's form. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Though, those bots are still =
*gouverned* by=20
someone, and their logs still go to the same people.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It is quite easy to have Alice store =
"human=20
variables" to a database. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Combined with other business specific =
tools, such=20
as tracerouting, and e-commerce tracing, one to one marketing, it could =
be=20
really easy to have a bot know a lot of useful bits of =
information.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let's say FOO Ltd sells toys worldwide =
and has=20
shops in each country.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Let's also say their bot (that =
would seem=20
independant) asks you if you have children, and what is their =
age.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>It wouldn't be too hard for FOO Ltd to =
traceroute=20
you, and with a bit of logic / other knowledge (your email, etc...) to =
send you=20
marketing crap about the newest toy your kid would love to =
have.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Even if you would never have any web =
form let =20
you fill in those details about you, you are still trapped.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Don't you think there should be a way =
to prevent=20
this ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Are marketers going to have more and =
more infos=20
about our own personnal life ?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am in any way willing to be =
"transparent" to=20
anyone !!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Please tell me if you feel there is an =
effective=20
privacy issue, or if I am just an awful paranoid maniac !!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>If you feel like discussing about how =
to prevent=20
that, or how to have people more aware of potential risks, please go on=20
!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>stephane</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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