Category: Code of Ethics

Data in Advertising: What it Means to be an Ethical Marketer

Accuracy, Consumer Privacy, Data Sourcing, Decency, Ethical Data Collection, Fairness, Marketing, Third-Party Data, Transparency

Author: Michael Peralta; Publisher: iab. Tech Lab; Publication Year: 2022. The following article emphasizes the importance of ethical data collection and utilization in marketing, in addition to providing a set of principles to be followed…
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A Face Is Exposed for AOL Searcher No. 4417749

AOL, Big Data, Personally Identifiable Information

Author: Michael Barbaro, Tom Zeller Jr.; Publisher: The New York Times; Publication Year: 2006. The following article discusses how in 2006, AOL purposefully released 20 million anonymized search queries that had been made over a…
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The Ethics of Collecting Consumer Data

Consent, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Personal Data, Privacy Regulations

Author: N/A; Publisher: MetaRouter; Publication Year: N/A. The following article talks about instances wherein eye-catching articles featuring titles like “28 Ways Your Privacy is Invaded Every Day” or “What Your Fitness App Knows About You”…
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Ethics in The Metaverse: Why Data Concerns Needs to be Resolved Now, Not Later

5G Networks, Artificial Intelligence, Biased Data, Data Accountability, Data Compliance, Data Education, Metaverse, Virtual Reality

Author: Merav Ozair; Publisher: Nasdaq; Publication Year: 2022. The following article talks about the importance of data ethics in the metaverse. Although the metaverse is not a concrete reality yet, its underlying technologies (including artificial…
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The Importance of Ethics in Biostatistics

Biostatistics, Reproduction, Verification

Author: Melody Goodman; Publisher: NYU School of Public Health; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how biostatisticians are narrators who must be ethical in the way we tell stories. We must be aware of…
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Ethics of Social Media Research: Common Concerns and Practical Considerations

Data Analysis, Data Collection, International Review Boards, Social Media Websites

Author: Megan Moreno; Publisher: National Library of Medicine; Publication Year: 2013. The following article describes how social media websites (SMWs) are easily-accessible and widely-used, making them appealing for researchers and data collectors. Of course, with…
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Benefits and Ethical Challenges in Data Science — COMPAS and Smart Meters

COMPAS Program, Data Collection, Discriminatory Practices, Racial Discrimination, Transparency

Author: Maximillian Hofer; Publisher: Medium; Publication Year: 2018. The following article mentions some ethical challenges or issues with companies having large amounts of data on individuals. While using these large amounts of data can provide…
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The AI Researcher Giving Her Field Its Bitter Medicine

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Hippocratic Oath, Machine Learning, Mentorship, Research Impacts

Author: Max Levy; Publisher: Quanta Magazine; Publication Year: 2022. The following article contains an interview with Anima Anandkumar, a professor of computing at CIT & senior director of machine learning research at Nvidia, who focuses…
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Discrimination in a Sea of Data: Exploring the Ethical Implications of Student Success Analytics

Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Learning Management Systems, Machine Learning, Student Success Analytics

Author: Maureen Guarcello, Linda Feng, Shahriar Panahi, Szymon Machajewski and Marcia Ham; Publisher: Educause Review; Publication Year: 2021. The following article pertains to the ethics of using artificial intelligence (AI) and/or machine learning (ML) to…
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