Privacy from an Ethical Perspective external link

The Handbook of Privacy Studies: An Interdisciplinary Introduction, Amsterdam University Press, 0831, pp: 143-172, ISBN: 9789462988095

ethics, Privacy

Bibtex

Chapter{Sax2018b, title = {Privacy from an Ethical Perspective}, author = {Sax, M.}, url = {https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3299047}, year = {0831}, date = {2018-08-31}, keywords = {ethics, Privacy}, }

Book Review: The Crisis of Presence in Contemporary Culture external link

European Data Protection Law Review, vol. 3, num: 2, pp: 293-296, 2017

book review, Data protection, ethics, phenomenology, presence, Privacy, property

Bibtex

Article{Sax2017, title = {Book Review: The Crisis of Presence in Contemporary Culture}, author = {Sax, M.}, url = {https://edpl.lexxion.eu/article/EDPL/2017/2/27}, doi = {https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.21552/edpl/2017/2/27}, year = {0801}, date = {2017-08-01}, journal = {European Data Protection Law Review}, volume = {3}, number = {2}, pages = {293-296}, keywords = {book review, Data protection, ethics, phenomenology, presence, Privacy, property}, }

Big data: Finders keepers, losers weepers? external link

Ethics and Information Technology, vol. 18, num: 1, pp: 25-31, 2016

Abstract

This article argues that big data’s entrepreneurial potential is based not only on new technological developments that allow for the extraction of non-trivial, new insights out of existing data, but also on an ethical judgment that often remains implicit: namely the ethical judgment that those companies that generate these new insights can legitimately appropriate (the fruits of) these insights. As a result, the business model of big data companies is essentially founded on a libertarian-inspired ‘finders, keepers’ ethic. The article argues, next, that this presupposed ‘finder, keepers’ ethic is far from unproblematic and relies itself on multiple unconvincing assumptions. This leads to the conclusion that the conduct of companies working with big data might lack ethical justification.

Big data, ethics, finders-keepers, justice, libertarianism, Personal data, Privacy

Bibtex

Article{Sax2016, title = {Big data: Finders keepers, losers weepers?}, author = {Sax, M.}, url = {http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10676-016-9394-0}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/s10676-016-9394-0}, year = {0326}, date = {2016-03-26}, journal = {Ethics and Information Technology}, volume = {18}, number = {1}, pages = {25-31}, abstract = {This article argues that big data’s entrepreneurial potential is based not only on new technological developments that allow for the extraction of non-trivial, new insights out of existing data, but also on an ethical judgment that often remains implicit: namely the ethical judgment that those companies that generate these new insights can legitimately appropriate (the fruits of) these insights. As a result, the business model of big data companies is essentially founded on a libertarian-inspired ‘finders, keepers’ ethic. The article argues, next, that this presupposed ‘finder, keepers’ ethic is far from unproblematic and relies itself on multiple unconvincing assumptions. This leads to the conclusion that the conduct of companies working with big data might lack ethical justification.}, keywords = {Big data, ethics, finders-keepers, justice, libertarianism, Personal data, Privacy}, }

Merely Facilitating or Actively Stimulating Diverse Media Choices? Public Service Media at the Crossroad external link

International Journal of Communication, pp: 1324-1340, 2015

Abstract

Personalized recommendations provide new opportunities to engage with audiences and influence media choices. Should the public-service media use such algorithmic profiling and targeting to guide audiences and stimulate more diverse choices? And if they do, is this a brave new world we would like to live in? This article outlines new opportunities for the public-service media to fulfill their commitment to media diversity and highlights some of the ethical and normative considerations that will play a role. The article concludes with a call for a new body of “algorithmic media ethics.”

algorithm profiling, ethics, media diversity, Mediarecht, nudging, public service media

Bibtex

Article{nokey, title = {Merely Facilitating or Actively Stimulating Diverse Media Choices? Public Service Media at the Crossroad}, author = {Helberger, N.}, url = {http://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/1549.pdf}, year = {0507}, date = {2015-05-07}, journal = {International Journal of Communication}, abstract = {Personalized recommendations provide new opportunities to engage with audiences and influence media choices. Should the public-service media use such algorithmic profiling and targeting to guide audiences and stimulate more diverse choices? And if they do, is this a brave new world we would like to live in? This article outlines new opportunities for the public-service media to fulfill their commitment to media diversity and highlights some of the ethical and normative considerations that will play a role. The article concludes with a call for a new body of “algorithmic media ethics.”}, keywords = {algorithm profiling, ethics, media diversity, Mediarecht, nudging, public service media}, }