A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reminds business to avoid “exclusionary” or “discriminatory” uses of big data analysis. Listing many sample questions, the new report, “Big Data: A Tool for Inclusion or Exclusion? Understanding the Issues,” looks at how big data is used after being collected and analyzed. The study was released this month and comments are being made in response.
“The FTC has delivered a sweeping review on how today’s data-driven marketplace poses serious risks to consumers,” Jeffrey Chester, executive director of the Center for Digital Democracy, told Legaltech News. He added, “The commission’s message is clear—companies must proceed with caution as they use consumer surveillance tools made possible in today’s ‘big data’ era. Every consumer should be alarmed about the host of little publicly- known practices that can harm our credit, employment and privacy.”
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