Science and Technology  Committee - Fourth Report
Responsible Use of Data

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 19 November 2014.

Contents

Terms of Reference

Summary

1 Introduction

2 The potential benefits of social media data

3 Barriers to using social media data effectively

Data science skills in the UK

Framing the debate

Regulation of the industry

4 Informed consent and 'terms and conditions'

Length and complexity

Communicating the intentions for data use

Requiring versus requesting information

Companies based in foreign jurisdictions

A Kitemark

5 The online citizen

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

Witnesses

Published written evidence

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 28 November 2014