The Frisland Case is a hypothetical case where a system is being implemented in the fictional island nation of Frisland (not to be confused with Friesland, a province of the Netherlands). The system carries some hurdles that need to be addressed before adopting a full implementation in the whole island. This research describes the risks along with some examples of hypothetical people being harmed by the system. Different ethical approches are used to describe the issues and possible solutions for it.
For this project I was commissioned to hypothesize a system implementation with ethical implications. We were trained to distinguish the ethical implications that may be carried either intentionally or unintentionally when a system or experiment is being planned. In addition some European Laws were presented to consider how can they impact a system and how to protect both the end-user and the different stakeholders involved.
Research Documentation
The Frisland Case: Ethics in Computer Systems (PDF): 397kb
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Name of the Project: The Frisland Case: Ethics in Computer Systems
Purpose: Educational
Client: Universiteit Twente (supervised by Johnny H. Søraker)
Location: Enschede, The Netherlands
Date: June 2011
Disclaimer: The image of the fictional island Frisland was not created by me. It is however in public domain and free to acquire from Wikipedia.org.