Course: PHIL 335E – Cybersecurity Ethics

Artifact Type: Ethics Research Assignment

Overview

This assignment led me to examine the ethical implications of mass data collection through Kant’s Formula of Universal Law. I focused on whether collecting personal information without consent could be considered an ethical practice and used research on consumer privacy to support my decision.

My Work

I argued that the primary ethical concern with mass data collection in the collection and use of personal information without meaningful informed consent. I applied Kant’s Formula of Universal Laz to consider what would happen is collecting personal data without consent became a standard practice followed by all organizations. I also incorporated outside research to examine how providing users with understandable privacy information and choices can support more informed decisions about their personal data.

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Skills Demonstrated

Writing about data collection form an ethical standpoint requires communication on a position that involved more than a purely technical cybersecurity issue. I had to explain an ethical framework, apply that to a modern privacy concern, and use outside research to support my reasoning. This assignment demonstrates my ability to communicate a position clearly and support an argument with both ethical reasoning and research.