Category: Code of Ethics

Doing Data for Good Right

Data Analysis, Data Context, Data-for-Good, Ethical Choices, Limits, Pro-Bono, Quantifying Potential Harm

Author: Christine Henry; Publisher: DataKind; Publication Year: 2018. The following article features DataKind (a data-for-good organization) outlining their data code of ethics for being a pro-bono data scientist. They emphasize that ethics is always important,…
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Emerging Ethical Issues Regarding Digital Health Data. On the World Medical Association Draft Declaration on Ethical Considerations Regarding Health Databases and Biobanks

Biomedical Studies, Consent, Health Biobanks, Health databases, Human Materials, Personally Identifiable Information, WMA, World Medical Association

Author: Christine Aicardi Publisher: National Library of Medicine Publication Year: 2016. The following article talks about the World Medical Association (WMA) draft on Ethical Considerations Regarding Health Databases and Biobanks. The draft Declaration indeed stresses…
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Your Big Data Responsibility: The Rise In Data Ethics

Algorithmic Audit, Company Profits, Consent, Customer Data, Design, Evaluation, Informed Consent, risk mitigation, Transparency

Author: Christian Ofori-Boateng; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how, for businesses, data represents customers, and customers drive profit. It’s easy for a business to be distracted by company profits and less…
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Principles for the Safe and Effective use of Data and Analytics

Accountability, Data Collection, Documentation, Human Oversight, Legislation, Public Benefit

Author: N/A; Publisher: New Zealand Government; Publication Year: 2018. The following document contains a list of principles developed for the safe and effective use of data and analytics. The first principle states that any organization…
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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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The Power of Habit

Data Collection, Ethical Data Usage, Predictive Analytics, Pregnancy, Target, Targeted Marketing

Author: Charles Duhigg; Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks; Publication Year: 2014. The following book discusses how in 2002, statistician Andrew Pole began working for Target as a data expert. He was tasked with making an…
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How Companies Learn Your Secrets

Data Collection, Predictive Analytics, Pregnancy, Target, Targeted Marketing

Author: Charles Duhigg; Publisher: The New York Times; Publication Year: 2012. The following article describes how every time you interact with a company, they learn and record information about you, from demographic details to shopping…
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Digital Ageism: Challenges and Opportunities in Artificial Intelligence for Older Adults

Accessibility, Ageism, Digital Ageism, Discrimination, Fairness, Harms of Allocation, Harms of Representation, Older Adult Populations, Prejudice

Author: Charlene Chu et al.; Publisher: The Gerontologist, Volume 62; Publication Year: 2022. The following paper explores the impacts of ageism and technology. They define “digital ageism” as the repercussions of bias against older individuals…
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Standards of Practice Handbook

Data Governance, Data Management, Regulations

Author: N/A; Publisher: The Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute; Publication Year: 2014. Summary: The following handbook discusses regulation in relation to ethics of financial analysts. It covers how to keep privacy of data, to transfer…
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