Hazard: Lacks Informed Consent#
Description#
This hazard applies to datasets or algorithms that use data which has not been provided with the explicit consent of the data owner/creator. This data often lacks other contextual information which can also make it difficult to understand how the dataset may be biased.
Examples#
Example 1: Large public social media datasets rarely collect informed consent from ‘participants’.
Example 2: Data linkage projects tend not to involve informed consent.
Safety Precautions#
Being clear about the limitations of any ground truth inferences made from the data.
Systems built solely with this type of data should not be applied in practice.