Why is There a Data Trust Deficit?

Why is There a Data Trust Deficit?

ACM

June 21, 2023

ACM’s TechBrief on “The Data Trust Deficit“    https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3605240   examines why better insight into how data-driven systems sow distrust is necessary if those systems are to realize their full potential. “It’s increasingly difficult to participate in society without using systems that collect your data,” said lead author Helen Kennedy of the U.K.'s University of Sheffield. "The most important goal for the computing field is to ensure that data systems are built from the ground up to be trustworthy." Among the TechBrief’s conclusions is that the degree to which people trust a system depends on their level of trust in the institution, sector, or broader data ecosystem in which that system operates. ... '