Ethical Machines Should We Care About Data Privacy?
Oct 17, 2024
In this insightful discussion, Carissa Valise, an Oxford philosophy professor and author of "Privacy is Power," dives deep into the implications of data collection. She argues that the mere possession of data infringes on privacy, highlighting its impact on autonomy and democracy. Carissa also tackles the risks of data brokers and the ethical pitfalls of trading personal information. With powerful analogies like the sniper example, she emphasizes the importance of control over data, advocating for robust protections and policy reforms to safeguard individual privacy.
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Three Lenses On Privacy
- Privacy has three lenses: cybersecurity, regulation, and an ethical sense about control over data.
- The ethical core is individuals' control to permit or deny access to data about them.
Data About vs. Data Ownership
- Reid raises skepticism: data about you isn't necessarily "yours" and much data sits unused in servers.
- That gap between 'data about' and legal ownership weakens quick claims of personal ownership.
Wronged Versus Harmed
- Philosophically distinguish being harmed from being wronged; privacy violations can wrong you even if you feel no harm.
- Collecting data can wrong people by violating their right to control access, independent of observable harm.
