By Laini Byfield
Governance
Governance answers: who decides, who audits, who can change rules, and how people can challenge outcomes.
AccountabilityReviewAuthorityAppeals
Governance toolkit
Ethics vs privacy
Why Small Data Ethics is broader than privacy — committees are one mechanism, not the full frame.
Ethics boards
Scope, membership, authority, and what "review" should mean in practice.
Review committees
A pragmatic option for operational systems — faster than boards, still accountable.
Minimum governance controls for small data
- Role separation: who can change rules vs. who can run loads vs. who can approve exceptions
- Traceability: record source files, load dates, and rule versions
- Contestability: a clear appeals process with defined evidence standards
- Small-n protections: suppression and aggregation rules for reporting