Abstract

BLACONA, María Teresa. Reflections on the new ethical challenges provided by the use of big data bases (Big-Data) in research. SaberEs [online]. 2019, vol.11, n.2, pp.97-111. ISSN 1852-4418.

For many years large data base have become a fundamental tool for investigation in various scientific fields, includying: Biology and Health, the Social Sciences (through personal information on social networks), Bussiness and Finance. This irruption has beem accompanied by new o adapted methodologies in disciplines like Statistics and Information Technology, among others. This has led to the revisión of the traditional ethical concepts of Confidentiality, Privacy and Anonymity due to the new dimensions that are acquired when handling large data bases. Contributions made in recent years on the subject in question are discussed in this paper with the recommendation that they should be considered when used in research. Faced with so many technological and methodological advances it is important for the scientific coomunity to enable the discussion of the implications of large data bases in statistical fórums both from an academic, empirical and/or governmental point of view. It is also essential to present this problem to university students together with an accesible and clear disclosure for the general popilation.

Keywords : Privacy; Anonymity; Confidentiality.