Data Ethics describe a code of behavior, specifically what is right and wrong, encompassing the following: Data Handling: generation, recording, curation, processing, dissemination, sharing, and use. Algorithms: AI, artificial agents, machine learning, and robots. Corresponding Practices: responsible innovation, programming, hacking, and professional codes. Data Ethics build on the foundation provided by computer and information ethics, but […]
Supporting Talent When Remote Work Goes Flexible: Data Is Key
Click to learn more about author Tom Ricks. Studies repeatedly show that remote work is welcomed by the majority of employees. McKinsey research tells us that 80% enjoy working from home, which is good news for organizations that were concerned about employee sentiment. Better still, there are signs that productivity has either remained largely the […]
Making 2021 a Milestone Year in How You Work with Data
Click to learn more about author Helena Schwenk. In this blog post, I will share my thoughts on the tools and strategies we can all use to get the most out of data in the year ahead. Below are five areas you should focus on in 2021 to build skills, gain greater understanding, and empower the people you work with. Data Democratization Last year […]
What Is a Data Democracy?
A data democracy describes a methodological framework of values and actions that benefit and minimize any harm to the public or the typical user. Organizations like Data for Democracy, initiated by Bloomberg and BrightHive, and projects like Data for Democracy, established by the University of Washington to help Myanmar transition to a data democracy, are spearheading […]
GDPR One Year Later: Where Do We Go Next?
Click to learn more about authors Oksana Sokolovsky and Rohit Mahajan. Here we are one year later, and the dire predictions about the implementation of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) have not come to pass. If anything, the law has brought the issue of privacy to the forefront, and opened up a larger […]
The Data Behind Internet of Things: Threats, Ethics, and Regulation
Click to learn more about author Gilad David Maayan. The Internet of Things (IoT) allows devices, such as cars, lights, video cameras, and personal assistants like Amazon Alexa, to use connectivity to exchange data – often personal and sensitive data. The IoT allows human beings to connect up every aspect of our lives and our […]
Data Governance Trends in 2019
In October 2018, DATAVERSITY® released the report Trends in Data Governance and Data Stewardship, which was based on an online survey that garnered responses primarily from Information and Data Governance specialists, Data and Information Architects, and Business Intelligence and Analytics professionals. Findings from the survey revealed, among other things, that there’s still a lack of […]
What Does It Mean to Certify an AI Product as Safe?
Click to learn more about author James Kobielus. Artificial intelligence (AI) scares many people. Personally, I think those worries are seriously overblown. But we should respect the general public’s need for meaningful assurances that the next AI-infused product they acquire won’t unexpectedly transform into an evil overlord or insidious snoop. Electricity frightened a lot of people […]
Big Data, User Privacy, and OkCupid
by Angela Guess Michael Zimmer reports in Wired, “On May 8, a group of Danish researchers publicly released a dataset of nearly 70,000 users of the online dating site OkCupid, including usernames, age, gender, location, what kind of relationship… they’re interested in, personality traits, and answers to thousands of profiling questions used by the site. […]
UK to Set Up a Council of Data Science Ethics
by Angela Guess Rebecca Bazeley recently wrote in PHG Foundation, “The UK Government is to set up a Council of Data Science Ethics. The development comes in response to recommendations from the Science and Technology Committee’s report The big data dilemma published earlier this year. The Council of Data Science Ethics will be established within […]