The Ethics of Surveillance – Dr. Kevin Harris – PSW #627
As advancements have been made in technologies new surveillance tools have been designed giving those charged with protecting citizen’s additional opportunities to prevent crimes or identify those who have violated laws or policies. While innovation has introduced a variety of new platforms there remains a concern of if the implementation of them is ethical. Additionally, there are concerns that surveillance has been and continues to be unequally applied.
Our guest for this segment is Dr. Kevin Harris, the Program Director for Information Systems Security and Information Technology Management at American Public University.
Guest
Dr. Kevin Harris is the Program Director for Information Systems Security and Information Technology Management, and serves as the alternate Cyber Center Director. He has more than 20 years of experience in the information technology field with positions ranging from systems analyst to CIO. He performs research on the digital divide and works to ensure a trained cyber workforce in the country.