Although being okay to collect, track and record social media data, by law enforcement, it can be a breach of privacy and unconstitutional in certain situations. For those who support social media data collection argue on the basis of promoting safety, but they forget that the officers who collect these data are human beings and sometimes they can be biased. First, some officers may collect social media on racial biased basis and only aim one particular race to collect data from. Also in some instances officers may turn a blind eye when they discover that people whose data being collected belong to their race, certain class, and political influence. In addition, lack of proper training may incriminate and prosecute a wrong person.
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Deontology theory condemns the action of collecting people’s information without consent. On the article, “Ethical issues In Electronic Performance: Consideration of Deontology and Teleological perspective”, G. Alder voices how philosophy argues with regard of invading someone’s privacy (G. Stoney, (1998). Deontology theory sees us acting in a particular way and performing actions regardless of consequences. In this regard, according to deontologists if something is wrong it’s always wrong, no matter how you try to frame it. Deontology begs us to act morally and when performing duty the moral law should always be obeyed. Therefore, to invade another person’s privacy, claiming you are performing duty is immoral. Also Kant’s categorical imperative dictates us how we should act towards each other. The categorical imperative under its three principles; the universal law, treat humans as ends in themselves, and act as if you live in a Kingdom of ends, reminds us that morals should be applied in all situations with no exceptions. It also tells us that we can never use humans as a means to an end, but consider them as unique creatures with human dignity. And finally on categorical imperatives, it dictates us to treat other people as we ought to be treated. Therefore to sum all these we found the collection of social media data, violates the moral law in that the exercise don’t apply morals in both situations. The exercise only focuses on safety and to criminalize somebody, but not considering the innocents and their privacy. The action of collecting social media data is definitely treating people’s information as a means to an end. And we cannot cause harm and reduce other people’s freedom and privacy to benefit others or to make others happy and others unhappy. Happiness is for all, regardless of the
Deontology theory condemns the action of collecting people’s information without consent. On the article, “Ethical issues In Electronic Performance: Consideration of Deontology and Teleological perspective”, G. Alder voices how philosophy argues with regard of invading someone’s privacy (G. Stoney, (1998). Deontology theory sees us acting in a particular way and performing actions regardless of consequences. In this regard, according to deontologists if something is wrong it’s always wrong, no matter how you try to frame it. Deontology begs us to act morally and when performing duty the moral law should always be obeyed. Therefore, to invade another person’s privacy, claiming you are performing duty is immoral. Also Kant’s categorical imperative dictates us how we should act towards each other. The categorical imperative under its three principles; the universal law, treat humans as ends in themselves, and act as if you live in a Kingdom of ends, reminds us that morals should be applied in all situations with no exceptions. It also tells us that we can never use humans as a means to an end, but consider them as unique creatures with human dignity. And finally on categorical imperatives, it dictates us to treat other people as we ought to be treated. Therefore to sum all these we found the collection of social media data, violates the moral law in that the exercise don’t apply morals in both situations. The exercise only focuses on safety and to criminalize somebody, but not considering the innocents and their privacy. The action of collecting social media data is definitely treating people’s information as a means to an end. And we cannot cause harm and reduce other people’s freedom and privacy to benefit others or to make others happy and others unhappy. Happiness is for all, regardless of the