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| ==== 6.1 Introduction ==== | ==== 6.1 Introduction ==== |
| This chapter examines the ethical, deontological, and legal dimensions of the Connect installation. It evaluates the project's impact on public transport users, ensuring that the design choices align with principles of privacy, inclusivity, and social responsibility. | This chapter examines the ethical, deontological, and legal dimensions of the CONNECT and share installation. It evaluates the project's impact on public transport users, ensuring that the design choices align with principles of privacy, inclusivity, and social responsibility. |
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| - Engineering Ethics: An analysis of passenger interaction and consent, focusing on data privacy (the non-collection of personal data in Phase 1 versus audio storage in Phase 2) and accessibility concerns. | - Engineering Ethics: An analysis of passenger interaction and consent, focusing on data privacy (the non-collection of personal data in Phase 1 versus message storage in Phase 2) and accessibility concerns. |
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| - Sales and Marketing Ethics: An evaluation of the project's funding models (public interest versus commercial sponsorship), highlighting the need for transparency and the protection of user-generated content from commercial exploitation. | - Sales and Marketing Ethics: An evaluation of the project's funding models (public interest versus commercial sponsorship), highlighting the need for transparency and the protection of user-generated content from commercial exploitation. |
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| **Electronic components**\\ | **Electronic components**\\ |
| The system uses a WEMOS C3 Mini microcontroller (ESP32-C3-based), WS2812B addressable LED strips, MCP2551 CAN bus transceivers, and velostat pressure-sensing sheets, which are all electronic components. Their manufacture involves energy processes and can involve rare materials. As the system contains electronic components, it falls within the scope of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2012/19/EU), which requires that electronic waste is collected and processed through certified facilities rather than disposed of as general waste [(weee2012)].\\ | The system uses a WEMOS C3 Mini microcontroller (ESP32-C3-based), WS2812 addressable LED strips, MCP2551 CAN bus transceivers, and velostat pressure-sensing sheets, which are all electronic components. Their manufacture involves energy processes and can involve rare materials. As the system contains electronic components, it falls within the scope of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2012/19/EU), which requires that electronic waste is collected and processed through certified facilities rather than disposed of as general waste [(weee2012)].\\ |
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| **Phase 2 infrastructure**\\ | **Phase 2 infrastructure**\\ |