Do you believe that data ethics are important? Listen as Yana and Tom discuss why this is such a talked-about issue and how many people think it is creepy, primarily when their data is being used for others to make. Yana and Tom tend to disagree on some points, but since they both have great insight, you won’t want to miss this episode.

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Today’s Episode:

• [00:25] Happy Monday everybody!
• [01:01] Tom discusses data ethics and how he is seeing it being used.
• [03:31] Yana’s observation is similar, but she has also noticed that many people don’t mind sharing their data.
• [04:55] Honest people tend to over-share, and fraudsters hide and not disclose much about themselves.
• [06:29] Tom speaks about being a victim of credit card fraud.
• [07:18] Yana discusses the stories around Facebook and why she believes that the media overreacts with large companies.
• [08:27] Tom chats about social networks and how society is still in a learning phase.
• [10:22] Tom shares about data science and how to structure it to be a leading-edge but still taking users seriously.
• [11:44] Yana speaks about the two elements in dealing with data.
• [13:35] Tom describes the Chinese model that does large-scale algorithms on its citizens.
• [15:07] Yana shares her opinion on the CS model and at what point it would scare her.
• [17:03] Have you ever been scared that your cell phone or home devices might listen to what you say?
• [20:01] Having your core principles down and having everyone agree to it can alleviate some stress.
• [20:21] Yana believes that Facebook has the best marketing algorithms.
• [22:30] Tom disagrees with some of what Yana says and gives his opinion.
• [25:05] Yana concedes the point to Tom and gives her final thoughts.
• [26:36] Thank you for listening to this episode.

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• How to get in touch with us, if you’d like to tell your startup story: Yana on Instagram, Tom on LinkedIn