Ethics & Law (2): Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice. Introduction to GDPR.


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1. Introduction

During today's self –study day you will learn several concepts associated with ethics and law in the field of Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. You begin your day with learning how to make statistical decisions ethically and later on you will explore the The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and The Assessment List on Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence.

If you have questions regarding the study material, you can send us an email or ask your questions during DataLab sessions.

Make sure to upload all the answers to the questions listed below to your GitHub account.

2. Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice.

2a Read the Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice.

2b Answer questions related to the Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice.

  1. What do professional Integrity and accountability of an ethical statistician should include?
  2. What are the responsibilities of an ethical statistician to other statisticians or statistics practitioners?
  3. What are responsibilities of an ethical statistician to research team colleagues?

3. GDPR

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a European data privacy and security law for organizations around the world. The regulations were launched on May 25, 2018. The law fines those who breaks privacy and security standards with penalties reaching millions euros.

3a Watch the the TEDx Exeter by Madhumita Murgia.

3b Answer questions below:

  1. What can you do to protect your data?
  2. What was the main point of this TED talk?

3c Watch the video below:

3d Answer questions below:

  1. What is the idea behind GDPR?
  2. For what type of data companies need a consent from people?
  3. Which organization can hold your data without "a right to be forgotten"?

3e Read Chapters 2 & 3 of the General Data Protection Regulation (2019) by clicking this link.

3f Answer questions below:

  1. Should a controller provide the details of a data protection officer?
  2. What are the principles related to processing of personal data?
  3. What are the conditions for consent?
  4. What does right to data portability means?
Note: For our user-case, there are additional laws besides the GDPR that are relevant. On the basis of Article 7.3.12 of the Dutch Youth Act, information can be given to third parties for statistical research without permission from the person requiring care. In addition, on the basis of Article 2.3 of the Youth Act, municipalities have the obligation to provide appropriate youth care for all children and families in need. We contribute to this by means of the dashboard and the associated analyses.

Literature

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) – Official Legal Text.(2019, 2 september). General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). https://gdpr-info.eu/