Data ethics and privacy

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Maarten Van den Broeck

Senior Content Developer at DataCamp

Basics of data ethics

Data can be impactful, but
It comes with responsibilities!

Basics of data ethics

Data can be impactful, but
It comes with responsibilities!
Organizations should ensure:
- Data collection

Basics of data ethics

Data can be impactful, but
It comes with responsibilities!
Organizations should ensure:
- Data collection
- Data storage

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Basics of data ethics

Data can be impactful, but
It comes with responsibilities!
Organizations should ensure:
- Data collection
- Data storage
- Data usage
Protect customers' safety
Prevent legal issues

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Principles of data ethics

Data ethics is constantly evolving

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Principles of data ethics

Data ethics is constantly evolving

Five principles$^1$

Permission for data collection
Transparency about the plan
Privacy of data
Good intentions
Consider the outcome

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¹ Harvard Business School, 2021

Permission and transparency

Permission

Ask before collecting
Users are in control of their data

Transparency

Be transparent of how you plan to use, store, and collect data
Lack of transparency may lead to reputation and legal damage

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Data privacy

Privacy refers to secluding (information about) yourself
Personal identifiable information (PII) must remain confidential
- Full name
- Date of birth
- Bank account
- ID card/Passport number
- Phone number
- ...

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Privacy protection

Strong passwords
Up-to-date operating systems
Cautionary Internet browsing

Individual responsibility

Preventing data breaches:
- Limit sharing sensitive data
- (Pseudo-)data anonymization

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Intentions and outcome

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Intentions

Data is collected for the right reasons
Question yourself about the reasons you collect data

Outcome

Are there consequences of my actions?
Protecting vulnerable populations

Let's practice!

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