005 Ethics in Technology 1/3: How to build an ethical IT company

DDK Pod Episode 5 – This week we kick off a three-part series on Ethics in the IT industry and discuss the ethics of common working practices in tech companies. ‘Crunch’ has become synonymous with the ethically mirky practice of requesting, or is some cases demanding, that staff work unusually long hours to get video games released on time. But the truth is this problem is not isolated to the games industry. We discuss this and how companies can improve on the outdated organisation structures which lead to this kind of working. Also covered is our pick of the IT industry news and a few recommendations for our listeners. Timecodes: 00:22 - The News 10:11 - How to build an ethical IT company – Tech industry working practices and the ethical implications they carry. 26:18 - DDK Recommends Stuff 31:12 - Get in touch