Tag: Data Misuse

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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AI has a Dangerous Bias Problem — Here’s How to Manage It

Accountability, Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Biased AI, Data Misuse, Explainability, Security, Transparency

Author: Thomas Macaulay, Alejandro Saucedo; Publisher: The Next Web; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses how almost all artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are inherently biased as they do exactly what us the programmers tell…
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Twitter Whistleblower Peiter “Mudge” Zatko Testifies to Congress

Cybersecurity, Data Misuse, Twitter, Unethical Leadership, User Privacy, Whistle-Blowing

Author: Shannon Bond, Raquel Maria Dillon; Publisher: National Public Radio; Publication Year: 2022. The following article discusses a recent Senate hearing in which Peiter Zatko, former head of security at Twitter, testified before Congress, bringing…
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Tesla Cars Store Unencrypted Data

Data Collection, Data Misuse, Data Storage, Hacking, Personally Identifiable Information, PII, Tesla

Author: Marie Weber, Lexy Kassan; Publisher: Data Science Ethics; Publication Year: 2019. The following podcast episode discusses how Tesla had a bug bounty program running in 2019 which led people to try and hack wrecked…
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Data Ethics for the Digital Education Age

Advertising, Data Misuse, Data Tracking, Digital Learning, Engagement Metrics, Student Privacy, Third-Party Software

Author: Lou Blouin; Publisher: University of Michigan-Dearborn News; Publication Year: 2022. The following article describes the ethical issues inherent in data-driven education, particularly in the context of digital learning. Blouin notes that student privacy is…
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AI Usage in Banking is Forcing the Conversation around the Ethical Use of Data

Anti-Money Laundering, Artificial Intelligence, Data Control, Data Misuse, Know-Your-Customer Regulatory Checks, Payment Fraud, Underwriting

Author: Lisa Shields; Publisher: Inside BIG DATA; Publication Year: 2020. The following article talks about how over the past few years, the financial services industry has made huge strides in adopting new technologies like artificial…
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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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Key Concepts for a Data Science Ethics Curriculum

Aggregation, Anonymity, Conduct, Consent, Curriculum, Data Accuracy, Data Misuse, Data Validity, Group Harm, Model Design, Model Misuse, Personal Harm, Privacy

Author: Jeffrey Saltz, Neil Dewar, Robert Heckman; Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Digital Library; Publication Year: 2018. The following article features reviewed published codes of conduct and ethics in data science by the authors…
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Data Science Jobs are Growing, but Not All Students are Given Ethics Trainings Before Starting Their Careers

Algorithm Misuse, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Communication, Curriculum Development, Data Management, Data Misuse, Problem Solving, Training

Author: Jeffrey C. Oliver, Torbet McNeil; Publisher: Insider; Publication Year: 2021. The following article discusses how the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics says job opportunities in data science will grow by 15% by 2029, and…
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