What data is available?
- google searches
- facebook likes
- grades
- arrest records
- ad tracking
- purchases (loyalty cards, Amazon etc)
- plane tickets / prices
- medical information / family history / genetics
- where you go (eg tolls, gps tracking)
- what you watch / listen to
- words that you use (autocorrect)
- crime records
What are you thinking about data after the first class / readings / video?
- personalization based on your data
- criminal records can be used for policing
- social media
- white pages
- google
- websites
- youtube / videos
- public records
- sports played / stats
- grades
- community involvement / news
- relatives (obituaries)
- jobs
- address / phone number
- background check
- photos
- personal interests
- hometown
- birth date
- voter id / party affiliation
- family background and their info
- accomplishments
- school and major
- interests / clubs / hobbies
- criminal history
- places you’re going / events
- salaries
- credit history (for someone who can hack SS#)
Does what we “know” affect our decisions?
What do we (as a society) need to know to make decisions about what happens with data?
- how do we balance harm and good on different sides
- what is the source of the data
- how is data protected (government and companies)
- reliability of the data (how do you know / how is unreliable data handled)
- who can see it
- what data do we have to share to get what we want
- what happens to data that you get rid of (how much control do you have)
What are the arguments for keeping data private and public?
Benefits for public data
- it’s your choice to make your information public so you must want it public
- makes it possible to find people and reconnect
- makes it possible to connect for jobs you might not get otherwise
- jobs can look you up and you’ve made choices to post good things that could benefit you
- you can look people up - prepare / feel safe / make hiring decisions
- you’ve consented (sort of)
- provides safety information
- more good than harm
- target particular groups
Benefits for private data
- more harm than good from available data
- not necessary to find someone’s address publically
- can prejudge people in a negative way
- past history may not be useful information and may be harmful
- hard to read enough to know what you’re consenting to
- prevent targeting particular groups
- maybe some data could be public but how do we set limits to keep people safe