Policy Claim: More legal protections must be instantiated to shield users of websites, apps, and other such programs from data collection that has not reasonably and actively consented to.
Reason for Claim: The use of programs such as websites and apps is nearly ubiquitous. As such, having information surrounding that use is incredibly valuable and sought after. However, in doing so, the users are put in danger. Sensitive information (credit card information, addresses, general habits) can be put in precarious situations, often without the consent of the user to begin with. Even more so, when consent is given, it is often given flippantly and without a clear understanding of what is actually being consented to. All of these factors create an ecosystem online that is horribly predatory and dangerous.
Value claim: With technological advancements allowing for obscene amounts of data collection, powerful, useful, and accurate conclusions can be drawn consistently. From as harmless as presenting products on Amazon that fit a certain user’s preferences to anchoring a nefarious program on a commonly visited website, the data can create both solutions and problems. It is highly yearned for because of this quality.
Factual Claim: Revenue generated from big data and business analytics is projected to gross as high as 274.3 billion dollars.
Value Claim: Privacy has become more and more valuable as the ability to be private has diminished. It is incredibly difficult to be completely private; going off of the grid is an ordeal because of this.
Causal Claim: Due to the increase of data collection, data breaches have become all the more common and dangerous. Huge corporations can find themselves compromised and all of the sensitive data stored released into dangerous situations.
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