I was drawn to the
subject of political data mining when researching a topic to discuss. I
stumbled upon a talk radio segment titled "On Point: Political Data
Mining" and decided to listen. A few minutes in I realized this was not
exactly the information I was hoping for. The segment focuses much more on the
moral and ethical issues pertaining to political data mining rather than giving
information on how it is accomplished. While this is not quite what I was searching for
I believe this to be an issue that will become more and more prominent in the
near future, therefore, worth addressing.
Due to how much personal
information companies are tapping into, many people are becoming more and more
vocal about the ethicality of divulging the information without the consent of
the persons being utilized. This segment discusses, in detail, the opposing
opinions of the general public. In another blog I will discuss the process for
which this information is extracted, sold, and used for campaigning purposes.
The most passionate
opinion is the opposition of the distribution of this information. Many people
with this opinion argue that not only are they taking and using this
information without your consent, but much of the time without your knowledge
of them even doing so. Many consider this a breach of privacy and demand
legislation to regulate this.
On the other side of the
argument, some state that they would rather have advertisements that are
catered to them verses the alternative of having random ads. Some also believe
that since you are not paying for the services that sites like Google, Yahoo,
and Facebook provide, they have the right to take and sell whatever information
they wish.
http://www.kdnuggets.com/2012/07/on-point-political-data-mining.html
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