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Department of Philosophy
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January 30, 2020
Don’t expect a $550 million settlement to stop Facebook from scanning your face
Vox talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about restrictions on facial recognition technologies.
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January 27, 2020
Dane Gordon, beloved RIT historian and educator, dies at age 94
Dane Gordon, beloved professor emeritus, Presbyterian minister and author of two books on the history of RIT, died Jan. 22 after a brief illness. Professor Gordon, who retired from RIT in 2000, was 94. In his 38 years at RIT, he served as a professor of philosophy, department chair and acting dean of the College of Liberal Arts.
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December 15, 2019
Students address challenges in RIT Grand Challenges Scholars Program
Ridding waterways of microplastics, delivering water to remote villages experiencing drought, and better ways to remove salt from water were just a few of the clean-water research projects recently presented by undergraduate students as part of RIT’s Grand Challenge Scholars program.
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November 19, 2019
Facial recognition: Do you really control how your face is being used?
USA Today talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about regulation of facial recognition technology.
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November 12, 2019
A gathering of feminist pragmatists
The Rochester Beacon talks to Katie Terezakis, professor of philosophy, about the 2019 Feminist-Pragmatist Philosophy Colloquium.
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November 11, 2019
Why tyranny could be the inevitable outcome of democracy
Essay by Lawrence Torcello, associate professor of philosophy, published by The Conversation.
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October 17, 2019
What Happens When Employers Can Read Your Facial Expressions?
Guest essay co-written by Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, published by The New York Times.
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July 12, 2019
The Week in Tech: Big Brother May Be Watching, but for How Long?
The New York Times talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about facial recognition technology.
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June 28, 2019
The Strange Politics of Facial Recognition
The Atlantic talks to Evan Selinger, professor of philosophy, about facial recognition technology.
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May 21, 2019
Complaints Filed Against Facebook Over Missing Facial Recognition Opt-Out In Some Accounts
Z6 Mag reports on Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talking about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.
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May 20, 2019
Report finds some users can’t opt out of Facebook’s face recognition
The Daily Dot reports on Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talking about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.
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May 20, 2019
Facebook's Face Recognition Privacy Setting Missing for Some Users
Professor Evan Selinger, Department of Philosophy, talks to Consumer Reports about Facebook's policies for facial recognition.