The final section of most of the pages listed above, ends with a list of current research projects that are specific to that topic of discussion. MIT has done a great job of organizing their pages with informative and interesting text. There are a good number of links within the document which allows the reader to switch back and forth between computer windows with ease. And if you should happen to lose your way, at the bottom of every page is a clickable navigation table. In my answers to my classmates, I expressed some personal fears that stem from abuse of the technological advances.
Hackers are an asset to the government and to corporations.
So why wouldn't there be people who try to access others' emotional information in order to save themselves money. If a life insurance company knows that this person has a history of depression by secretly viewing his or her emotional history, then they would be able to deny them coverage on the off chance that this person might commit suicide. They could prevent any possibility of espionage, if they know that this person is strong and loyal and not easily intimidated. I do believe that affective computing has begun with positive goals and the ambitions of Rosalind Picard to help the people to have a better relationship with computers is admirable. She wants to find another way in which computers can help make our lives easier.