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> How many different angles have we seen on, "...and if we hoover up enough data, profit!" Something I see happen all the time: 1. Organization hoovers up dat
by aahortwwy 5y ago
> How many different angles have we seen on, "...and if we hoover up enough data, profit!"
Something I see happen all the time:
1. Organization hoovers up data incidentally as they build a product.
2. Privacy concerns are raised internally, but the organization genuinely has no intention of misusing the data so concerns aren't taken seriously and they're not addressed.
3. Some years pass (sometimes only one or two).
4. Newcomers to the organization now start misusing the data because, hey, it's there. If you have it, why not use it?
- neon_electro 5y agoI witnessed 1, 2, and 3 at my previous job (not mental health data but the data I was concerned about was just as personal and vulnerable to abuse), praying 4 never happens but given the company’s been acquired, I’m not optimistic things will get better. Glad to have moved on from that company.
- _jal 5y agoYep. When I point this pattern out in other contexts (like talking about how instrumentation can become surveillance after collection), people get upset with me.