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The Taxonomy

A shared vocabulary for describing technology.

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Who is this system used on?

The people this system is used on, or whose lives its decisions affect — including those who never chose to interact with it.

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People affected

Who is this system used on?

The people this system is used on, or whose lives its decisions affect — including those who never chose to interact with it.

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People need to know whether the system touches them, including those who never chose to use it.
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The system itself: why it exists, who is involved, what it does, and the points where it meets the world.

Context: Relationship

How this system touches this person or group.

Decided aboutThe system produces an output about this person that affects them directly — a score, a match, an eligibility call.
Caught incidentallySwept into the system’s data even though it isn’t making a decision about them — a face in the background of a camera aimed elsewhere.
Wider communityA place or group affected collectively, beyond the individuals the system processes — a neighbourhood under watch, a ranked workforce.

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PeopleThe people this system is used on, or whose lives its decisions affect.