Category: News Article

The Ethical Data Dilemma: Why Ethics Will Separate Data Privacy Leaders From Followers

Big Data, Consumer Data, Data Collection, Data Privacy, Data Usage, Personal Data

Author: Stephen Ritter; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2020. The following article talks about the current period in 2020, when enterprises around the world have unprecedented, nearly unfiltered access to consumers’ personal data, businesses are facing…
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Talking Ethical AI with Dream11’s Abhishek Ravi

Artificial Intelligence, Fantasy Sports

Author: Sri Krishna; Publisher: Analytics India Magazine; Publication Year: 2022. The following article features an interview with an ethically-centered founder regarding artificial intelligence (AI). The fantasy sports industry makes it a relatable topic and the…
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Capitol Records Drops ‘Offensive’ AI Rapper FN Meka After Outcry Over Racial Stereotyping

Factory Now, FN Meka, Racism

Author: Sian Cain; Publisher: The Guardian; Publication Year: 2022. In the following article, FN Meka highlights the importance of considering marginalized communities when making decisions involving data. FN Meka was immediately met with backlash by…
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Data Ethics? Not My Problem, Say 42% of UK Data Workers

Apple, Data Lifecycle, Goldman Sachs, Moral Responsibility, Personally Identifiable Information

Author: Shubnam Sharma; Publisher: UKTN; Publication Year: 2021. In the following article, data ethics deals with the moral obligations of gathering, protecting, and using personally identifiable information, and how it affects individuals. Upon surveying 1,000…
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Twitter Whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko Testifies to Congress

Cybersecurity, Data Misuse, Twitter, Unethical Leadership, User Privacy, Whistle-Blowing

Author: Shannon Bond, Raquel Maria Dillon; Publisher: National Public Radio; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses a recent Senate hearing in which Peiter Zatko, former head of security at Twitter, testified before Congress, bringing…
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LexisNexis Sued by Immigration Advocates Over Data Practices

Aggregation, Consumer Privacy, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, LexisNexis, Private Data, Protection Rights, Public Data, Surveillance

Author: Sebastian Klovig Skelton; Publisher: Computer Weekly; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how LexisNexis, a U.S. data broker, is being sued for allegedly violated consumer privacy and protection rights in Illinois. Essentially, they…
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How Open-Source Data Labeling Technology can Mitigate Bias

Human Bias, Labeling, Machine Learning, Modeling

Author: Sean Michael Kerner; Publisher: VentureBeat; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how when labeling data for modeling and machine learning, the person labeling the data can accidently introduce bias to the models. This…
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How Artificial Intelligence can Help Combat Systemic Racism

Advocacy, Artificial Intelligence, Collaboration, Facial Recognition Systems, Systemic Inequity, Systemic Racism

Author: Scott Murray; Publisher: MIT News; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how facial recognition algorithms have been known to be less accurate when detecting darker-skinned individuals, resulting in harmful bias and wrongful use.…
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Ten Steps to Ethics-Based Governance of AI in Health Care

AI Bias, AI Strategy, AI Usage, Artificial Intelligence, Consent, Data Governance, Harm Avoidance, Transparency

Author: Satish Gattadahalli; Publisher: STAT; Publication Year: 2020. The following article talks about the usage of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care which raises ethical issues that are paramount and fundamental in order to avoid…
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