Category: Research Article

Conducting Research with Tribal Communities: Sovereignty, Ethics, and Data-Sharing Issues

Data Collection, Data Sharing, Reporting, Research Ethics, Scientific Capacity, Sovereignty

Author: Anna Harding, Barbara Harper, Dave Stone, Catherine O’Neill, Patricia Berger, Stuart Harris, Jamie Donatuto Publisher: Environmental Health Perspectives Publication Year: 2012 Summary: The following paper reviews sovereignty, research ethics, and data-sharing considerations when approaching…
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Mapping for Accessibility: A Case Study of Ethics in Data Science for Social Good

Accessibility, Decision-Making, Ethical Thinking

Author: Anissa Tanweer, Margaret Drouhard, Brittany Fiore-Gartland, et al.; Publisher: Bloomberg Data for Good Exchange Conference; Publication Year: 2017. The following article emphasizes how important it is to engage in ethical thinking at the early…
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Big Data Ethics

Algorithms, Big Data, Deindividualized, Group Identification, Individual Responsibility, Personally Identifiable Information, Power Distribution, Target Groups, Targeted Marketing, Transparency

Author: Andrej Zwitter; Publisher: SAGE Journals; Publication Year: 2014. The following article states two main reasons why ethical practices involving Big Data are increasingly becoming more important. Big Data is much more organic; since it…
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No Business as Usual: A Case for Data Ethics and Data Governance in the Age of Coronavirus

Communication Technologies, COVID-19, Crisis, Data Governance, Data Security, Emergent Information, Emergent Information and Communication Technologies, ICTs, New Technology, Personal Data

Author: Anca C Yallop, Omid Aliasghar Publisher: Emerald Insight Publication Year: 2020 Summary: The following article provides commentary to reflect on the transformative changes organizations experience, in the form of increased use of emergent information…
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A Framework for Centering Racial Equity Throughout the Administrative Data Life Cycle

Administrative Data Lifecycle, Racial Equity, Racism, Unethical Data Practices

Author: Amy L Hawn Nelson, Sharon Zanti; Publisher: International Journal of Population Data Science; Publication Date: 2020. The following PDF is a framework for centering racial equity throughout the administrative data lifecycle. This is an…
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Social Data: Biases, Methodological Pitfalls, and Ethical Boundaries

Brands, Celebrities, Data Processing, Data Sources, Decision-Making, Economics, Ethical Considerations, Healthcare, Public Policy, Social Data, Social Issues

Author: Alexandra Olteanu, Carlos Castillo, Fernando Diaz, Emre Kiciman; Publisher: Frontiers; Publication Year: 2019. The following article discusses how the promises of social data are many, including understanding “what the world thinks” about a social…
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Sports Analytics: An Ethical Assessment of Current Regulations, Current Sources of Risk, and Future Sources of Risk

Anticipatory Governance Framework, Biometric Data, Data Collection, Future Orientation, National Football League Players Association, Personal Information, Social Knowledge, Sports Industry, Technical Knowledge, Unintended Consequences, Value Judgement

Author: Alanna Flores; Publisher: School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Virginia; Publication Year: 2020. The following resource suggests that the collection of biometric data has incredibly personal information that is often mistreated, and…
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Automated Soccer Head Impact Exposure Tracking Using Video and Deep Learning

Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Data-Driven Algorithm, Moneyball, Sports Industry, Video Information, Video Recognition

Author: Ahmad Rezaei and Lyndia C. Wu; Publisher: Nature; Publication Year: 2022. The following article is a practical and strong use case for AI-driven technologies in video recognition. This data-driven algorithm uses video information to…
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Algorithmic Injustice: A Relational Ethics Approach

Algorithmic Injustice, Algorithmic Systems, Disproportionally-Impacted Communities, Efficiency, Justice, Methodology, Personhood, Predictions, Relationality, Social Outcomes, Social Sphere, Vulnerable Populations

Author: Abeba Dirhane; Publisher: CellPress Open Access; Publication Year: 2021. The following paper focuses on how it has become trivial to point out that algorithmic systems increasingly pervade the social sphere. Improved efficiency—the hallmark of…
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