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First published in Journal of Business Analytics, v.4 n.2 (2021), by the Francis & Taylor. DOI: 10.1080/2573234X.2021.1920856

Document Type

Article

Publication Version

Published Version

Keywords

artificial intelligence, big data, decision process, Ethical decision making, privacy, surveillance analytics

Journal/Book/Conference Title

Journal of Business Analytics

Volume

4

Issue

2

First Page

155

Last Page

170

Abstract

The right to privacy has been discussed by scholars in multiple disciplines, yet privacy issues are increasing due to technological advances and lower costs for organisations to adopt smart surveillance. Given the potential for misuse, it seems prudent for stakeholders to critically evaluate Surveillance Analytics (SA) innovations. To assist in balancing the issues arising from SA adoption and the implications for privacy, we review key terms and ethical frameworks. Further, we prescribe a two-by-two Surveillance, Privacy, and Ethical Decision (SPED) Process Guide. SPED recommends the use of one or more of three ethical frameworks, Consequence, Duty, and Virtue. The vertical axis in the SPED matrix is the sophistication of an organisation’s SA and the horizontal axis is an assessment of the current privacy level and the rights afforded to the target(s) of surveillance. The proposed decision process guide can assist senior managers and technologists in making decisions about adopting SA.

Department

Department of Management

Original Publication Date

1-1-2021

Object Description

1 PDF File

DOI of published version

10.1080/2573234X.2021.1920856

Repository

UNI ScholarWorks, Rod Library, University of Northern Iowa

Copyright

©2021 by the Authors. CC BY-NC-ND license.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

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