BIGDSE PRIVACY: SHOULD WE CARE? LAWYER: HOW MANY USERS DO YOU HAVE IN THE DB? ME: 12 MILLION LAWYER: HOW MANY COMPLAINED? ME: 20 LAWYER: WHY DO YOU CARE?
BIGDSE PRIVACY: SHOULD WE CARE? REASONS NOT TO CARE ▸ Users didn’t care about their own privacy ▸ We are not harming people/animals/plants ▸ Nobody cares about our datasets/research anyway ▸ “Luxury problem”
BIGDSE PRIVACY: SHOULD WE CARE? REASONS TO CARE ▸ Altruistic ▸ Developers didn’t ask us to send them emails ▸ Developers didn’t ask to be profiled, either ▸ Selfish ▸ We don’t want to mess with ethical boards ▸ Ethical considerations might affect our career