The Ethics Of Biomedical Big Data (law, Governance And Technology Series)
by Luciano Floridi /
2016 / English / PDF
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This book presents cutting edge research on the new ethical
challenges posed by biomedical Big Data technologies and
practices. ‘Biomedical Big Data’ refers to the analysis of
aggregated, very large datasets to improve medical knowledge and
clinical care. The book describes the ethical problems posed by
aggregation of biomedical datasets and re-use/re-purposing of
data, in areas such as privacy, consent, professionalism, power
relationships, and ethical governance of Big Data platforms.
Approaches and methods are discussed that can be used to address
these problems to achieve the appropriate balance between the
social goods of biomedical Big Data research and the safety and
privacy of individuals. Seventeen original contributions analyse
the ethical, social and related policy implications of the
analysis and curation of biomedical Big Data, written by leading
experts in the areas of biomedical research, medical and
technology ethics, privacy, governance and data protection. The
book advances our understanding of the ethical conundrums posed
by biomedical Big Data, and shows how practitioners and
policy-makers can address these issues going forward.
This book presents cutting edge research on the new ethical
challenges posed by biomedical Big Data technologies and
practices. ‘Biomedical Big Data’ refers to the analysis of
aggregated, very large datasets to improve medical knowledge and
clinical care. The book describes the ethical problems posed by
aggregation of biomedical datasets and re-use/re-purposing of
data, in areas such as privacy, consent, professionalism, power
relationships, and ethical governance of Big Data platforms.
Approaches and methods are discussed that can be used to address
these problems to achieve the appropriate balance between the
social goods of biomedical Big Data research and the safety and
privacy of individuals. Seventeen original contributions analyse
the ethical, social and related policy implications of the
analysis and curation of biomedical Big Data, written by leading
experts in the areas of biomedical research, medical and
technology ethics, privacy, governance and data protection. The
book advances our understanding of the ethical conundrums posed
by biomedical Big Data, and shows how practitioners and
policy-makers can address these issues going forward.