Repo Men Are Coming: Body EULAs, Privacy and Security of the Person

[Sherilee Diebold-Cooze]

SOCIOLOGY & LEGAL STUDIES
COLLOQUIUM
Jointly sponsored by the Cryptography, Security, and Privacy (CrySP) Group

https://cs.uwaterloo.ca/odyssey/event/1585
Repo Men Are Coming: Body EULAs, Privacy and Security of the Person
Dr Ian Kerr | University of Ottawa

October 10 2012 | 13:30 | DC 1302

Recent innovation allows us to transcend biological limitations through the implantation of microchips, digital body parts, artificial organs and other technological enhancements. However, surprisingly little thought has been given to the ethical and legal aspects of their design and use. In this presentation, Ian Kerr, Canada Research Chair in Ethics, Law and Technology, examines current ethical and regulatory approaches that govern implantable devices and argues that the existing paradigm of mass-market consumer goods is not particularly well suited for regulating these emerging technologies. His primary concern is that individuals are increasingly called upon to sign complex contractual documents that diminish privacy and autonomy not only as users of mass market consumer goods but, often, as medical patients.

Drawing on lessons learned in the field of privacy and information technology law, Dr. Kerr suggests that special considerations are required to ensure that patient autonomy and privacy are adequately protected in an era where our bodies are becoming inextricably tethered by devices and software owned by health care providers in partnership with industry.


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