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Big Data Sustainability: An Environmental Management Systems Analogy, Dennis D. Hirsch, Jonathan H. King
Big Data Sustainability: An Environmental Management Systems Analogy, Dennis D. Hirsch, Jonathan H. King
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
Today, organizations globally wrestle with how to extract valuable insights from diverse data sets without invading privacy, causing discrimination, harming their brand, or otherwise undermining the sustainability of their big data projects. Leaders in these organizations are thus asking: What management approach should businesses employ sustainably to achieve the tremendous benefits of big data analytics, while minimizing the potential negative externalities?
This Paper argues that leaders can learn from environmental management practices developed to manage the negative externalities of the industrial revolution. First, it shows that, along with its many benefits, big data can create negative externalities that are structurally …
Elements Of A New Ethical Framework For Big Data Research, Effy Vayena, Urs Gasser, Alexandra Wood, David R. O'Brien, Micah Altman
Elements Of A New Ethical Framework For Big Data Research, Effy Vayena, Urs Gasser, Alexandra Wood, David R. O'Brien, Micah Altman
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
Emerging large-scale data sources hold tremendous potential for new scientific research into human biology, behaviors, and relationships. At the same time, big data research presents privacy and ethical challenges that the current regulatory framework is ill-suited to address. In light of the immense value of large-scale research data, the central question moving forward is not whether such data should be made available for research, but rather how the benefits can be captured in a way that respects fundamental principles of ethics and privacy.
In response, this Essay outlines elements of a new ethical framework for big data research. It argues …
Selected Issues Concerning The Ethical Use Of Big Data Health Analytics, Lieke Jetten, Stephen Sharon
Selected Issues Concerning The Ethical Use Of Big Data Health Analytics, Lieke Jetten, Stephen Sharon
Washington and Lee Law Review Online
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