Data Collection

Data Collection Ethics & Privacy

• Critical Ethics Considerations:

• Privacy of test data
  • What data collected
  • Where kept
  • Who accesses it
  • Association with personal info

• Identifiable Data Issues:

• Types:
  • Names
  • Emails
  • Phone numbers
• Problems:
  • “Can be exposed”
  • “Very private”

• Good Collection Practices:

• Option 1: No identity data

  • Consider if tester info needed
  • “Might not need to know anything about them”

• Option 2: Data separation

  • Disassociate identity from trivial data
  • Destroy identity data quickly
  • Analyze trivial data fast
  • Keep analysis, destroy raw data

• Storage Considerations:

• Ownership important
  • Spreadsheets
  • Databases
  • Systems
• Storage types:
  • Cloud: “Not owning that data”
  • Local: Has “security issues”

Data collection in testing requires careful consideration of privacy and ethics. While not critical for course work, professional settings must prioritize secure and ethical data handling practices.