WTAMU Murky Ethics of Data Gathering in a Post Cambridge Analytica World Discussion

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Writing Assignment 4

This week is focused on ethics. Read the article advanced technology” and provide your critique on what you agree with, what you disagree with, and what you would do as a firm to implement this information. Focus on determining what the ethical issues presented are, who the stakeholders are that will be involved with this/these decision(s), and what actions you would take based on this information. 

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Topic: Writing Assignment 4
Introduction: Ethics is applicable in diverse aspects of life. Many times it is applied to enable
peaceful coexistence and wellbeing of the people. Adherence to ethics enables people to live
together peacefully and form cordial relationships with one another. The article about the postCambridge analytica world is about inobservance of ethics in accessing, utilizing, and sharing
information on various online platforms.
Thesis: The Cambridge Analytica scandal involved numerous ethical concerns that need to be
addressed to ensure responsible sharing of information and maintenance of people’s privacy.
Notably, I agree with the fact that Facebook changes its policies frequently and needs to
create stricter rules and regulations to increase privacy levels. Everyone needs to feel secure
while using various social media platforms, including Facebook. A significant number of people,
nearly a quarter of Facebook users, reduced the level of using Facebook and others stopped using
the app after the Cambridge Analytica scandal (Steimer, 2018).
However, I disagree with Mark Zuckerberg’s strategy to attract development to build their
apps on Facebook. Most of the app developers have proved to be online security threats. Apart
from making Facebook more interesting for users, they have used it to violate privacy rights of
the people in one way or another, which is quite unethical.
Facebook needs to improve its online security and give assurance to its consumers about
the safety of their information. The expectation of every Facebook user is that their
information should not be shared to third parties, especially without their permission.
personal and confidential information without authority and use it for their self-interests.

Ethical issues presented are violation of personal and private information, violation of the
public’s privacy rights, and exploitation of social media users. Many countries do not have
specific laws that address utilization and accessibility of personal information on social media
platforms.
The most affected stakeholders of online unethical behaviors are social media or Facebook
Users, friends of friends on Facebook, and businesses that market on online platforms.
Facebook users are affected by privacy violation in many ways. Everyone needs their
information to be kept as a secret and possibly be shared by a few people that they have selected
through making them their online friends or applying settings that allow them to access specifi...


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