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What’s Up With Big Data Ethics?
Document Type
Blog Posting
Language
English (en)
Publication Date
2014
Publication Title
O'Reilly Radar
Abstract
If you develop software or manage databases, you’re probably at the point now where the phrase “Big Data” makes you roll your eyes. Yes, it’s hyped quite a lot these days. But, overexposed or not, the Big Data revolution raises a bunch of ethical issues related to privacy, confidentiality, transparency and identity. Who owns all that data that you’re analyzing? Are there limits to what kinds of inferences you can make, or what decisions can be made about people based on those inferences? Perhaps you’ve wondered about this yourself.
Keywords
Big Data, Data Ethics, Privacy, Digital Rights, Data Protection, Technology Ethics, Internet Law, Consumer Protection, Data Analytics, Legal Compliance
Publication Citation
Jonathan H. King & Neil M. Richards, What’s Up With Big Data Ethics?, O’Reilly Radar (Mar. 21. 2014), http://radar.oreilly.com/2014/03/whats-up-with-big-data-ethics.html
Repository Citation
Richards, Neil M. and King, Jonathan H., "What’s Up With Big Data Ethics?" (2014). Scholarship@WashULaw. 639.
https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/law_scholarship/639