Tag: Data Collection

Enterprise Data Ethics Framework

Data Collection, Data Maintenance, Data Usage, Transparency

Author: N/A; Publisher: The University of Queensland; Publication Year: N/A. The following article is written for the University of Queensland in Australia, but the ethical principles outlined in the document are best practice for anyone…
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Big Data Ethics and Politics: Toward New Understandings

Biased Data, Big Data, Data Collection, Data Interpretation, Data Misuse, Data Usage

Author: Wenhong Chen, Anabel Quan-Haase; Publisher: Social Science Computer Review; Publication Year: 2018. The following article addresses new issues created by big data, such as biases, subjectivities, and forms of oppression. They define 4 major…
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The Data Equity Framework

Analysis, Communication and Distribution, Data Collection, Data Sourcing, Equity, Funding, Interpretation, Motivation, Project Design, Transparency

Author: N/A; Publisher: We All Count; Publication Year: N/A. The following article discusses how anytime data is involved, decisions are being made and those decisions have consequences. Equity needs to be at the forefront, and…
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GDPR: What Is It and How Might It Affect You?

Data Collection, Data Privacy, European Union, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation

Author: N/A; Publisher: Wall Street Journal; Publication Year: 2018. The following video discusses how even though the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was enforced in Europe, and not in the United States, it could be…
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Data Ethics & Mitigating Algorithmic Bias

Algorithmic Bias, Algorithms, Bias Mitigation, Data Collection, Machine Learning Lifecycle

Author: Vivek Katial; Publisher: Multitudes; Publication Year: N/A. The following article starts by introducing the profound effect that algorithms and, in particular, decisions from algorithms have on our life today. The author goes on to…
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The Houston Astros And The Ethical Use Of Data And Analytics

Cheating, Data Collection, Houston Astros

Author: Tom Davenport; Publisher: Forbes; Publication Year: 2020. The following article describes how gaining a competitive edge has been a long-time goal for teams within the sporting industry. The most well-known and recent example of…
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Datasheets for Datasets

Algorithmic Misuse, Data Collection, Dataset Creation, Machine Learning, Reinforced Bias

Author: Timnit Gebru, Jamie Morgenstern, Briana Vecchione, Jennifer Wortman Vaughan, Hanna Wallach, Hal Daumé III, Kate Crawford; Publisher: Microsoft; Publication Year: 2019. The following proposal identifies that as the field of machine learning has grown,…
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Data Ethics: the Bridge to Better Banking

Consent, Customer Trust, Data Collection, Discrimination

Author: Tim Sheehan; Publisher: GWI; Publication Year: N/A. The following article discusses how banks are starting to change the way they do business due to so much data being available. But the banking companies do…
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The State of Consumer Data Privacy Laws in the US (And Why It Matters)

Data Collection, Data Selling, Hacking, Information Leak

Author: Thorin Klosowski; Publisher: The New York Times, Wirecutter; Publication Year: 2021. The following article points out the massive amount of data that is collected on us daily by all sorts of different companies. These…
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