Category: Privacy

Op-Ed: The Role of Ethics in Data-Driven Policymaking

Data Generation, Data Misuse, Data Security, Decision-Making, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Personal Data, Policymakers, Public Policy, Racial Data, Stanford Prison Experiment, Tuskegee Syphilis Study, Vulnerable Populations

Author: Jenna Shelton; Publisher: Brief Policy Perspectives; Publication Year: 2019. The following article is an opinion piece about the need for policymakers to use data ethically. The author points out that data can help inform…
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Taser Maker Halts Drone Project; Most of Its Ethics Panel Resigns

Artificial Intelligence, Axon, Drones, Ethics Board, Racial Injustice, School Shooting, Surveillance

Author: Jeffrey Dastin, Paresh Dave; Publisher: Reuters; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how the chairman and 9 other members of the 12 person artificial intelligence (AI) ethics board for the company Axon (the…
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The Social Dilemma

Bigotry, Democracy, Discrimination, Mental Health, Racism, Social Media

Author: Jeff Orlowski; Publisher: Netflix; Publication Year: 2020. The following documentary provides an accessible and easily empathizable narrative for many of the consequences of social media. These “dilemmas” can be thought of as a mental…
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‘Dark Arts’ and ‘Codebreaker’: The Origins of the Houston Astros Cheating Scheme

Houston Astros, Performance, Profitability

Author: Jared Diamond; Publisher: The Wall Street Journal; Publication Year: 2020. The following article discusses how professional sports teams have started using data analytics more and more over the last decade or so in order…
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Data Ethics is More Than Just What We Do with Data, It’s Also About Who’s Doing It

Algorithms, Data Collection, Data Usage, Decision-Making, Unconscious Bias

Author: James Arvanitakis, Andrew Francis, Oliver Obst; Publisher: The Conversation; Publication Year: 2018. The following article discusses how, as analysts, the main 2 ethical questions that are being asked are 1). What data should be…
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AI and Data Ethics: 5 Principles to Consider

Accountability, Accuracy, Fairness, Human Resources, Privacy, Transparency

Author: Jack Berkowitz; Publisher: ADP; Publication Year: N/A. The following article aims to define a framework for data ethics within human resources. Berkowitz lists 5 common principles of data ethics that can help answer the…
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Data Brokers: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

3rd Party Cookies, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Personal Data

Author: John Oliver; Publisher: Last Week Tonight; Publication Year: 2022. The following video discusses how 3rd party cookies on the internet track everything that you do and constantly monitor your location and interests. Companies make…
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Under Armour Arms MyFitnessPal Users with Facts About Data Breach, After Curious Delay

Health Tracker, MyFitnessPal, Personal Data, Under Armour

Author: Hayley Jennings; Publisher: PR News; Publication Year: 2018. Summary: The following article discusses how on March 29, 2018, Under Armour released a statement that their own MyFitnessPal health tracker app was hacked by an…
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Why We Need Data Ethics by Design

Private Sector, Public Sector, User-Centered Design

Author: Haroon Ahme; Publisher: Open Access Government; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how while moving through the lifecycle of a project, user-centered design is (and should be) an important consideration at every stage.…
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