Category: Code of Ethics

Big Data, Ethics and Children

Accountability, Child Rights, Children, Data Collection, Data Literacy, Transparency

Author: Gabrielle Berman; Publisher: United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF); Publication Year: 2017. In the following article, the author begins with the statistic that an estimated 1 out of 3 internet users are children. Children now…
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No Trust, No Data – How Digital Development Depends on Ethics

COVID-19, Danish Data Ethics Council, Data Privacy, Data Security, Data Storage, Denmark, Political Accountability, Transparency

Author: Frederik Weiergang Larsen, Ninni Gustavsen. Publisher: UNESCO Inclusive Policy Lab Publication Year: 2021 Summary: The following article is primarily regarding data ethics in Denmark, but its principles are generalizable for all data professionals. When…
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14 Tech-Related Ethical Concerns and How They Can Be Addressed

Accountability, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomous Vehicles, Biased AI, Deepfake, Equal Access, Fraud, Personal Data, Quantum Computing

Author: Forbes Councils Member; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses the importance of addressing ethical concerns increases as tech tools become more powerful. The Forbes Tech Council discusses 14 ethical concerns that…
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Working Through Ethics Review of Big Data Research Projects: An Investigation into the Experiences of Swiss and American Researchers

Ethics Committee, Human Subjects, Institutional Review Boards, Social Media, Switzerland, United States

Author: Maddalena Favaretto, Eva De Clercq, Matthias Briel, Bernice Simone Elger; Publisher: National Library of Medicine; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses the differences between Swiss and U.S. in terms of ethics committees and…
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Ethical Issues Surrounding Research of AI in Health Care

Accountability, Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Equity, Inclusivity, Public Interest, Sustainability, Transparency, World Health Organization

Author: F. Lisa Murtha, Pralika Jain and Kiyong Song; Publisher: Reuters; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses the controversy around artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare has become a barrier to using AI to better…
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A Philosophy of Games That Is Really a Philosophy of Life

Engagement, Gamification, Incentive, Personal Agency

Author: Ezra Klein, C. Thi Nguyen; Publisher: The Ezra Klein Show; Publication Year: 2022. The following podcast episode touches on several topics related to data and ethics. It notably focuses on the increasing role of…
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Five Data Ethics Considerations for 2020

Algorithms, Curation, Data Collection, Dissemination, Processing, Transparency

Author: N/A; Publisher: e Week; Publication Year: 2020. The following article outlines 5 data ethics considerations as the collection of data becomes more popular in the coming years. The author suggests that data scientists consider…
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General Data Protection Regulation

Consent, Data Collection, Data Usage, Encryption, European Union, General Data Protection Regulation, Marketing, Proliferation, Right to Be Forgotten, Right to Be Informed

Author: N/A; Publisher: Intersoft Consulting; Publication Year: 2018. The following document discusses how the General Data Protection Regulation is a fundamental document that imposes regulations in the European Union regarding data collection, usage, and proliferation.…
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Ethics Guidelines for Trustworthy AI

Artificial Intelligence, Autonomy, Explicability, Fairness, Machine Learning, Prevention of Harm

Author: N/A; Publisher: Intrepid Tech Ventures; Publication Year: N/A. The following article discusses how when data ethical considerations comes to mind, many people go straight to ethics relating to artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning.…
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