BIG DATA ETHICS AND SPECIFIC DIFFERENCES FROM GENERAL DATA ETHICS

Big Data ethics is a subset of data science and applied ethics; however, there are some aspects that make this topic very unique and that we discuss in the paper. Firstly, we start with a literature overview that covers several areas that are relevant to Big Data ethics such as computer ethics, professional ethics, information ethics and data ethics. Secondly, we dive deeper into data ethics viewed as macro-ethics consisting of the ethics of data, algorithms and practices. Finally, we name and describe the Big Data ethics specifics such as the specific role of stakeholder groups, opportunities arising from the new use cases, challenges (issues) and conflicts stemming from Big Data and also the new demand for a regulatory framework.