Title
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-17-2014
Abstract
Data-oriented systems are inferring relationships between people based on genetic material, behavioral patterns (e.g., shared geography imputed by phone carriers), and performed associations (e.g., "friends" online or shared photographs). What responsibilities do entities who collect data that imputes connections have to those who are implicated by association? For example, as DNA and other biological materials are collected outside of medicine (e.g., at point of arrest, by informatics services like 23andme, for scientific inquiry), what rights do relatives (living, dead, and not-yet-born) have? In what contexts is it acceptable to act based on inferred associations and in which contexts is it not?
Recommended Citation
Kneese, Tamara, "Inferences & Connections" (2014). Media Studies. 20.
https://repository.usfca.edu/ms/20
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Comments
A workshop primer produced for: The Social, Cultural & Ethical Dimensions of “Big Data” March 17, 2014 - New York, NY; Data & Society Research Institute http://www.datasociety.net/initiatives/2014-0317/