Ethical Issues - SCCapstone/CapstoneProject GitHub Wiki

Are users' privacy expectations met by your software?

• As with all messaging apps, we need to make certain that users feel a sense of privacy
• We will include a way to both anonymously direct message and post on that app, so users can share their concerns
• We will also not be selling user information and data to third parties

Could the use of your software result in racial, gender, religious, or any other type of discrimination? How does your software try to mitigate this problem?

• It is difficult to police discrimination on an app that includes features for anonymity
• We will include a feature to report certain behaviors and submit evidence, so that appropriate action can be taken

Can your software by abused by some users to cause harm to other users? or to the public at large? How do you mitigate it?

• We will make sure that only the actual roommates in consideration can be a part of these chat forums
• We could potentially include a notification that displays when a user takes a screenshot of a message