Tag: Data Collection

Google Fined $57M by Data Protection Watchdog Over GDPR Violations

Ad Personalization, Amazon, Apple, Consent, Data Collection, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, Google, Lawsuits, Netflix, Spotify

Author: Chris Brook; Publisher: Data Insider; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how while it might be easy to say that just because a law has been passed to regulate data ethics more strictly…
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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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Indian-Origin Pixstory Ties Up with Arsenal to Promote Social Media Ethics

Algorithms, Cyberbullying, Data Collection, Hate Speech, Misinformation, Pixstory, Social Media, User Experience

Author: N/A; Publisher: Business Standard; Publication Year: 2022. The following article describes how the social media platform called Pixstory is promoting more ethical behavior on the internet. The way the platform is designed discourages misinformation…
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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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Transparency and Openness Promotion (TOP) Guidelines

Academic Journals, Data Collection, Guidelines, Reproduction, Transparency

Author: N/A; Publisher: The Center for Open Science; Publication Year: 2014. The following paper addresses how the Center for Open Science’s (COS) mission is to increase the openness, integrity, and reproducibility of research. Toward this…
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The Era of Blind Faith in Big Data Must End

Algorithmic Audit, Algorithmic Models, Algorithms, Big Data, Blind Trust, Data Collection, Unconscious Bias

Author: Cathy O’Neil; Publisher: TED Talks; Publication Year: 2017. The following video highlights the dangers of blind trust in algorithmic models. O’Neil suggests that algorithms are much less scientific and objectively truthful than commonly perceived.…
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Data Feminism

Binaries, Context, Data Collection, Hierarchies, Indigenous Peoples, Intersectionality, Power Distribution, Power Structures

Author: Catherine D’Ignazio and Lauren Klein; Publisher: MIT Press; Publication Year: 2020. In the following book D’Ignazio and Klein present a new lens for thinking about data science and ethics. Their ideas are based on…
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