{"id":394,"date":"2017-10-12T21:23:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T21:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.findthomas.net\/blog\/?p=394"},"modified":"2017-10-12T21:23:45","modified_gmt":"2017-10-12T21:23:45","slug":"open-algorithms-opal-key-concepts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.findthomas.net\/blog\/2017\/10\/12\/open-algorithms-opal-key-concepts\/","title":{"rendered":"Open Algorithms (OPAL): Key Concepts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following are the key concepts and principles underlying the open algorithms paradigm:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Moving the algorithm to the data<\/strong><\/em>: Instead of pulling raw data into a centralized location for processing, it is the algorithms that should be sent to the data repositories and be processed there.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Raw data must never leave its repository<\/em><\/strong>: Raw data must never be exported from its repository, and must always be under the control of its owner or the owner of the data repository.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Vetted algorithms<\/em><\/strong>: Algorithms must be vetted to be \u201csafe\u201d from bias, discrimination, privacy violations and other unintended consequences. The data owner (data provider) must ensure that the algorithms which it authors\/publishes has been thoroughly analyzed for safety and privacy-preservation (i.e. fairness, accountability and transparency in Machine Learning).<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Provide only safe answers<\/strong><\/em>: When executing an algorithm on a data-set, the data-repository must always provide responses that are deemed \u201csafe\u201d from a privacy perspective. Responses must not release or leak personally identifying information (PII) without the consent of the user (subject). This may imply that a data repository return only aggregate answers.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Trust Networks<\/em><\/strong> (Data Federation): In a group-based information sharing configuration \u2013 referred to as <em>Data Sharing Federation<\/em> \u2013 algorithms must be vetted collectively by the trust network members. The operational aspects of the federation should be governed by a legal trust framework for data federation.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Consent for algorithm execution<\/strong><\/em>: Data repositories that hold subject data should\u00a0obtain consent from the subject when the subject\u2019s data is to be included in a given algorithm execution.<\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Decentralized Data<\/em><\/strong>: By leaving raw data in its repository, the OPAL paradigm points towards a decentralized architecture for data stores.<\/li>\n<li><em><strong>Personal Data Stores<\/strong><\/em>: Decentralized data architectures should also incorporate the notion of personal data stores (PDS) as a legitimate data repository end-point.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following are the key concepts and principles underlying the open algorithms paradigm: Moving the algorithm to the data: Instead of pulling raw data into a centralized location for processing, it is the algorithms that should be sent to the data repositories and be processed there. 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