Jan Leendertse on Sun, 31 May 2020 14:36:56 +0200 (CEST) |
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Re: <nettime> nettime-l Digest, Vol 152, Issue 2 -> Remarks to big data |
Am 02.05.20 um 12:00 schrieb nettime-l-request@mail.kein.org:
-- Data must be deleted after the immediate purpose of analysis has been achieved and, if new data has been generated, the process of collecting this data must end. -- Analysis must to be restricted to predetermined ends of public interest. This can be achieved by separating the entity framing the research question(s), such as a public health institute, and the entities undertaking the actual data analysis. This is necessary to prevent mission creep and fishing expeditions based on the availability of the data. -- Data must be made available to multiple teams that are completely independent from one another. This prevents the public from becoming dependent on the analysis of data providers (say, social media companies) and also allows for the cross-examination of different methods of data analysis. Every model has its own biases, and their justification can only be assessed in comparison to others.
A bit delayed, some remarks to the framework of big data regimes.It might be necessary to clarify some aspects regarding the handling of big data sets.
If research uses big data sets, especially when funded by public organisations, they are obligated to keep the data, and this even with good reasons. Data driven research should be reproducible. This is only possible if the full research process is available for reproduction.
The analysis of data with new questions might reveal new insights. This should be weighed against disadvantages of keeping data, which can be leveraged against people. Pseudonymization or anonymizing as tool against data collection is an illusion, so possible misuse must be handled on a different level.
This belongs to the field of research data, not data used for data driven policy-making.
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