Big Data and Democracy
Kevin Macnish
Jun 2020 · Edinburgh University Press
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Considers the morality of using big data in the political sphere, covering cases from the Snowden leaks to the Brexit referendumInvestigates theories and recommendations for how to align the modern political process with the exponential rise in the availability of digital informationOpens new avenues for thinking about the philosophy and morality of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter, in the context of political decision-makingSets out and objectively assesses the 'opacity' framework as an appropriate means of dealing with the challenges associated with big data and democracy What's wrong with targeted advertising in political campaigns? Should we be worried about echo chambers? How does data collection impact on trust in society? As decision-making becomes increasingly automated, how can decision-makers be held to account? This collection consider potential solutions to these challenges. It brings together original research on the philosophy of big data and democracy from leading international authors, with recent examples - including the 2016 Brexit Referendum, the Leveson Inquiry and the Edward Snowden leaks. And it asks whether an ethical compass is available or even feasible in an ever more digitised and monitored world.ContributorsRamón Alvarado, University of Oregon, USA. Thorsten Brønholt, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.David Douglas, University of Twente, Netherlands.Carl Fox, University of Leeds, UK. Jai Galliott, Australian Defence Force Academy, University of New South Wales, Australia. Phillip Garnett, University of York, UK. Stephanie Gauttier, University of Twente, Netherlands.Sarah Hughes, Durham University, UK. David Kinkead, University of Queensland, Australia.Wulf Loh, University of Stuttgart, Germany.Bjorn Lundgren, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden.Kevin Macnish, University of Twente, Netherlands.John Macwillie, California State University, East Bay (CSUEB), USA.Steven Mckinlay, Wellington Institute of Technology, New Zealand.Kieron O'Hara, University of Southampton, UK. Joe Saunders, Durham University, UK. Tom Sorell, University of Warwick, UK.Harald Stelzer, University of Graz, Austria.Anne Suphan, Hohenheim University, Germany. Hristina Veljanova, University of Graz, Austria.Christopher Zirnig, Hohenheim University, Germany.
About the author
Kevin Macnish is Assistant Professor in Ethics and IT at the University of Twente.
Jai Galliott is Group Leader of Values in Defence & Security Technology at the Australian Defence Force Academy at the University of New South Wales; Non-Residential Fellow at the Modern War Institute at the United States Military Academy, West Point and Visiting Fellow in The Centre for Technology and Global Affairs at the University of Oxford. He is a defence analyst and expert on the ethical, legal and strategic issues associated with the employment of emerging technologies, including cyber systems, autonomous vehicles and soldier augmentation. His publications include: Ethics and the Future of Spying: Technology, National Security and Intelligence Collection (Routledge 2016); Military Robots: Mapping the Moral Landscape (Ashgate 2015); Super Soldiers: The Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (Ashgate 2015); and Commercial Space Exploration: Ethics, Policy and Governance (Ashgate 2015).
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