Category: 2022

Synthetic Data Generation

Amazon, American Express, Data Protection, Google, Insufficient Representation, Synthetic Data, Training Data, Underrepresented Communities

Author: Christian Schitton; Publisher: Medium; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how synthetic data is a less well-known area of data science. Synthetic data addresses issues of insufficient representation in data. For example, models…
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Driverless Cars: Experts Warn No Easy Answer to How Safe They Should Be

Autonomous Vehicles, Consent, Delineation, Self-Driving Cars

Author: Chris Vallance; Publisher: BBC News; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how self-driving cars, while emerging in the tech world, are not yet normalized in overall society. In the UK, policymakers are contemplating…
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Google Fined $57M by Data Protection Watchdog Over GDPR Violations

Ad Personalization, Amazon, Apple, Consent, Data Collection, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Google, Lawsuits, Netflix, Spotify

Author: Chris Brook; Publisher: Data Insider; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how while it might be easy to say that just because a law has been passed to regulate data ethics more strictly…
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Study: Data Ethics is a Priority for CMOs but Half Don’t Know What That Truly Means

Chief Marketing Officers, Ethical Considerations, Terms and Conditions

Author: Chloe Tan; Publisher: Marketing-Interactive; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses a study on how chief marketing officers are emphasizing that data ethics is important within their company but many do not actually know…
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Ethics Watchdog Bars US Government Employees from Writing Crypto Policy if Invested

Crypto, Digital Assets, Federal Workers, Legal Advisory, Office of Government Ethics

Author: Cheyenne Ligon; Publisher: Coin Desk; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses a new legal advisory from the Office of Government Ethics that bars federal workers who own crypto from working on policies that…
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Indian-Origin Pixstory Ties Up with Arsenal to Promote Social Media Ethics

Algorithms, Cyberbullying, Data Collection, Hate Speech, Misinformation, Pixstory, Social Media, User Experience

Author: N/A; Publisher: Business Standard; Publication Year: 2022. The following article describes how the social media platform called Pixstory is promoting more ethical behavior on the internet. The way the platform is designed discourages misinformation…
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What’s Really Behind Those AI Art Images?

Artificial Intelligence, Copyright, Deepfake, Image Generation, Open Source Software

Author: Charlie Warzel; Publisher: The Atlantic; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how open source software, which generates images from text, presents two ethical conundrums. First, there is the possibility for abuse by users…
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1.5 Million Customers Impacted by Flagstar Bank Data Breach

Cybercrime, Data Breach, File Transfer Appliance, Flagstar Bank, Personal Data, Personally Identifiable Information, Security Incident

Author: Charlie Osborne; Publisher: ZDNET; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how a data breach occurred at Flagstar Bank between December 3 and December 4, 2021. The security incident caused the exposure of personal…
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Why the Ethical Use of Data and User Privacy Concerns Matter

Cyberattacks, Cybercrime, Data Collection, Data Ownership, Data Privacy, Equality, Transparency

Author: Charlie Fletcher; Publisher: Venture Beat; Publication Year: 2022. The following article investigates the importance of data privacy and ethics in a world of rising cybercrime. The author argues that now more than ever, data…
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