Analyse personal information

Cards (7)

  • Moral opportunities(2)
    Analysis of personal information can improve national security
    Unusual web activity can be detected by machines
  • Social opportunities(3)
    Help to diagnose illnesses - stop obscure patterns
    Able to monitor communications on a large scale
    Predict future trends
  • Ethical opportunities (3)
    Within a court, people able to put forward more evidence
    Could establish information about criminals
    Fraud detection
  • Moral risks(2)



    Privacy concerns
    Risk of misuse of information
  • Social risks(3)
    Control citizens - control activists
    Can be expensive
    Can be hacked - information could be compromised
  • Ethical risks(2)
    Used for advertising
    Price increases
  • Cultural risks(3)
    Views on data privacy vary
    Countries won't have the same legislation
    Discrimination when terrorist hunting