data transparency
Clear information access
Data transparency is the practice of making information openly accessible and understandable to those who need it.
Organizations commit to data transparency when they disclose how they collect, store, and use information: The company's data transparency policy lets users see exactly what's being tracked.
The term appears frequently in discussions of privacy, government accountability, and corporate ethics.
- disclosureAct of revealing information
- opennessQuality of being accessible
- visibilityRange of clear sight
- right to knowLegal access to information
- sunshine lawsLegislation mandating government transparency
traceability · paper trail · clarity · plain language · fine print · audit trails · show your work · accountability · informed consent · FOIA · integrity · honesty · behind the curtain · fairness · privacy violations · APIs · accessibility · financial disclosures
data transparencysecrecy
Practice of hiding information
concealment · opacity · information blackout · nondisclosure · redaction
data transparencycover-up
Hiding wrongdoing from public
stonewalling · obfuscation · unaccountability · government secrecy · lack of oversight