Big Data: Values & Governance

Big Data

Panel 1 - Values at Stake, Values in Tension: Privacy & Beyond
(9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.)

Moderated by Deirdre K. Mulligan, School of Information UC Berkeley

Panelists

  • Amalia Deloney, Center for Media Justice 
  • Nicole Ozer, ACLU of Northern California 
  • Fred Cate, University of Indiana 
  • Ken Bamberger, UC Berkeley School of Law

Location:
Banatao Auditorium, Sutardja Dai Hall
UC Berkeley
94709 Berkeley, CA

This workshop is the last in a series of three events co-hosted by the White House and academic institutions across the country in response to President Obama’s call for a review of privacy issues.

This workshop will examine the policy and governance questions raised by the use of large and complex data sets and sophisticated analytics to fuel decision-making across all sectors of the economy, academia and government. The event will feature a series of panel discussions, a closing roundtable, and keynote address.

The workshop will explore the range of values that may be challenged by the growing use of big data techniques including:

  • A variety of privacy-related values, including control over both personal information and physical being, and autonomy in decision-making;
  • Anti-discrimination values, including concerns about preserving fairness in an economic and political environment shaped by the growing technological capabilities to store and analyze data; and
  • Concerns about democratic values, accountability, and social cohesion where data-driven “personalization” fosters in an increasingly fragmented society.

The workshop will also explore the range of mechanisms — regulatory, professional, and organizational — that can help ensure these values are protected. After identifying both the values at issue and the current instruments and practices for protecting those values, participants will seek to identify gaps between the two. This initial work will inform the conversation around fostering a big data environment that allows society to benefit from the insights of big data in a manner that remains true to societal values of individual privacy, democracy, and fairness.

Advanced registration required.

Hosted by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the UC Berkeley School of Information, and the Berkeley Center for Law and Technology.