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Privacy and security in the age of cyber technology discussed through ethical theories in relation to Cambridge Analytica's data collection.

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Data Science and Big Data

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Ethical Theories and IT Ethics: Applying Ethical Theory to Data Collection and Privacy

This essay analyzes the ethical perspective of the case study on data collection and online personality harvesting. It examines the case on the basis of four ethical theories: Utilitarianism, Deontology, Contract Theory, and Virtue Theory. The essay concludes that while harvesting online personalities may benefit political campaigns, it is unethical to collect data without individuals' knowledge of the real purpose. The essay provides a brief evaluation of the ethical issues and references to support the analysis.

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Political Science

Cambridge Analytica: Data Collection and Ethical Issues in Cyber Technology

The case study discusses the methods of Cambridge Analytica for data collection and personality harvesting online. It highlights the ethical issues related to data protection, anonymity, and privacy. The study explains the classical ethical theories of utilitarianism, deontology, contract, and virtue. The focus is on the creation of data that is different and is based on the validation that occurs with rules of data creation that is not fruitful for everyone.

Hartpury University and Hartpury College

Statistics and Probability

Data Collection: “Harvesting” Personalities Online

This essay discusses the ethical issue of data collection and harvesting of personalities online. It analyzes the case study of Cambridge Analytica and explores the ethical theories of Utilitarianism, Deontology, Contract, and Virtue. The essay concludes that the collection of data without user consent is unethical and should be addressed.

Topics in IT Ethics: Data Collection: “Harvesting” Personalities Online

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