Category: News Article
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Data Security for Owners and Contractors: Protect Construction Investments From Catastrophic Loss
Author: Helen Melchiondo; Publisher: JDSupra; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how in late adoption agencies, specifically construction, off the shelf cloud providers have been a boon to scalability and demand surge concerns. However,…
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We Don’t Have Enough Women in Clinical Trials — Why That’s a Problem
Author: Elizabeth Pratt; Publisher: Healthline; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how data scientists need to be cautious about applying results across all demographics if all demographics were not well represented in the data…
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Digital Epidemiology: The Ethics of Using Health Data in a Pandemic
Author: N/A Publisher: Health Europa Publication Year: 2020 Summary: The following article brings attention to ethical concerns present in our digital world and epidemiology. It discusses the ethics of contract tracing. There has to be…
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Under Armour Arms MyFitnessPal Users with Facts About Data Breach, After Curious Delay
Author: Hayley Jennings; Publisher: PR News; Publication Year: 2018. Summary: The following article discusses how on March 29, 2018, Under Armour released a statement that their own MyFitnessPal health tracker app was hacked by an…
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Why We Need Data Ethics by Design
Author: Haroon Ahme; Publisher: Open Access Government; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how while moving through the lifecycle of a project, user-centered design is (and should be) an important consideration at every stage.…
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Meet the Activists Perfecting the Craft of Anti-Surveillance
Artificial Intelligence, Black Lives Matter, Body Cameras, Encryption, Facial Recognition Systems, George Floyd, Government Security, Government Surveillance, License Plate Readers, Predictive AI, Stingray Devices, Surveillance StateAuthor: Hannah Murphy; Publisher: Financial Times; Publication Year: 2021. The following article describes how activists are fighting against the collusion between big tech companies and government security apparatus. Public anxiety has grown over state surveillance…
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Why Data Scientists Should Make a Commitment to Diversity
Author: N/A; Publisher: Information Week; Publication Year: 2018. The following article emphasizes the power that data scientists hold when addressing ethics, as many big companies employ them to create impactful algorithms and recommendations. Specifically, data…
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Player Tracking Coming to the NHL? It’s Complicated
Author: Greg Wyshynski; Publisher: ESPN; Publication Year: 2018. In the following article, before diving into the ethical concerns of data usage in the NHL, the author turns to rugby. The kicker of a recent rugby…
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How To Design Ethical Storytelling
Author: Goldie Chan; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2022. The following article is an interview with Nicole Solis-Sison who is a director and producer. In her work, she emphasizes the need for cultural equity, diversity, and…