Data ethics? Not my problem, say 42% of UK data workers

Companies that misuse personal data are hit with eye-watering fines and their reputation is tarnished – sometimes irreparably. Despite this, four in 10 UK-based employees working with data do not believe data ethics is relevant to their role, research has shown. Data ethics, as defined by Harvard Business School, deals with the moral obligations of gathering, protecting, and using personally identifiable information, and how it affects individuals. Essentially, anyone who handles data needs to be well-versed in the basic principles of data ethics. But a survey of 1,000 British employees working with data by analytics automation company Alteryx found 42% do not believe data ethics is their concern.