Infografia Data Ethics Checklist

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Publisher: Eticas Foundation

Publication Year: 2018

Summary: The following infographic provides 9 main checklist items to go over when considering data ethics for a project. These include: 1). Team roles identified; 2). Project fully planned out; 3). Project approved; 4). Subjects gave consent; 5). Data provenance has been documented; 6). Privacy is prioritized; 7). Careful with third party sharing; 8). Scrutinized machine learning algorithm; and 9). Impact assessment planned. They also provide 9 more items that they deem as “optional.” These include having transparent solutions, cybersecurity is prioritized, public return on investment, international best practices, limited public burden, and agile methodology. This checklist is useful as a broad overview to make sure you are being ethical in all aspects of your project from start to finish.