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  2. Right to know - Wikipedia

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    Right to know is a human right enshrined in law in several countries. UNESCO defines it as the right for people to "participate in an informed way in decisions that affect them, while also holding governments and others accountable". [ 1 ]

  3. List of cognitive biases - Wikipedia

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    In psychology and cognitive science, a memory bias is a cognitive bias that either enhances or impairs the recall of a memory (either the chances that the memory will be recalled at all, or the amount of time it takes for it to be recalled, or both), or that alters the content of a reported memory. There are many types of memory bias, including:

  4. Freedom of information in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Since the founding of the United States, the public's right to know the affairs of their government has been foundational democracy. James Madison wrote during the United States Constitutional Convention, "The right of freely examining public characters and measures and free communication, is the only effective guardian of every other right."

  5. Confirmation bias - Wikipedia

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    Studies have stated that myside bias is an absence of "active open-mindedness", meaning the active search for why an initial idea may be wrong. [42] Typically, myside bias is operationalized in empirical studies as the quantity of evidence used in support of their side in comparison to the opposite side. [43]

  6. Privacy laws of the United States - Wikipedia

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    The law also defined the rights granted to individuals in regards to their financial information including the right to obtain a credit score; the right to know what information is in your financial file; the right to know when your information is being accessed and used; and the right to dispute any inaccurate or incorrect information. [23]

  7. Do We Need a Private Right of Action Against Machine Bias? - AOL

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    To combat the use of biased decision-making technology by government agencies, some are advocating for a private right of action. But whether such a right works depends heavily on its scope and ...

  8. Natural justice - Wikipedia

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    In English law, natural justice is technical terminology for the rule against bias (nemo iudex in causa sua) and the right to a fair hearing (audi alteram partem).While the term natural justice is often retained as a general concept, it has largely been replaced and extended by the general "duty to act fairly".

  9. Freedom of Information Act (United States) - Wikipedia

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    The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA / ˈ f ɔɪ j ə / FOY-yə), 5 U.S.C. § 552, is the United States federal freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information and documents controlled by the U.S. government upon request. The act defines agency records subject to ...