Content-type: text/html Ethics, Analytics and the Duty of Care ~ Data Security

Ethics, Analytics and the Duty of Care ~ Data Security

Data Security

Individual is aware of the main policies around data security, sharing and licensing. This includes awareness of the Data Protection Act and the appropriate action to take in the instance of a suspected or actual breach (Heeley & Wilkinson, 2018).

Processes are in place to ensure confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data. Only data that is necessary is collected/used. Consistent, companywide policies for secure and ethically sound data handling are constantly redefined and updated (Statistics Canada, 2020).

Relevant Links

These links are typically articles defining data literacy that include this theme in their definition.


Antti Poikola, Canada.ca, 2021;, L. Heeley, S. Wilkinson, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Antti Poikola, Gov.uk, 2018;, Alan D. Duncan, Donna Medeiros, Aron Clarke, Sally Parker, Antti Poikola, Gartner, 2021;, Antti Poikola, Learn2Analyze, 2017;

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