Voices Of VR #1091: IEEE XR Ethics: The Erosion of Privacy & Anonymity

The ethical questions surrounding privacy in virtual and augmented reality (XR) are among the most pressing and unresolved issues in the field.

Overview

Authors: Voices of VR with Kent Bye

Publication Date: 7 June 2022

Link: https://voicesofvr.com/1091-ieee-xr-ethics-the-erosion-of-privacy-anonymity

Keywords: XR, VR, AR, privacy ethics, biometric data, physiological data, consumer privacy protections, IEEE XR White paper, human-computer interaction, ethics of XR, data governance, Mark McGill, Glasgow Interactive Systems Group

Type: Audio/Podcast

Summary

The ethical questions surrounding privacy in virtual and augmented reality (XR) are among the most pressing and unresolved issues in the field. Two key concerns dominate: What new intimate biometric and physiological data can XR capture, and how is this data being used? These issues are central to all eight white papers from the IEEE's Global Initiative on the Ethics of Extended Reality.