Data, Governance and Ethics

BIT 4604

What does SEEP stand for??

Security, Economics, Ethics, and Privacy

What are the 5 V’s?

velocity, value, veracity, volume, and variety

FIPS

Definition: Fair Information Practices: Personal information should be limited, obtained by lawful and fair means, and, where appropriate, with the knowledge and consent of the individual.

Utilitarianism

• Focus on the moral minimum

• Formulate happiness hedonistically, as many pleasure states combine with a few pain states

Deontology

• Focus on the moral minimum

• Remove happiness from consideration in moral deliberation

Virtue Ethics

Focuses on different kinds of excellences

Bias

• Noun: Prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person, or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair. 

• Verb: cause to feel or show inclination or prejudice for or against someone or something

What are the goals of algorithms?

• Always correct

• Always terminates 

• Performance 

Technology Determinist

• Technology is at fault 

• Technology shapes social change. It’s the future

• Advancements create new phases in human history 

• Phones have changed the way we communicate 

Social Determinist

• Society is at fault 

• Human actions and economic systems 

• Blames the use of the program rather than the design 

• Flawed data 

• Data analytics is neutral