Honest, upright, law-abiding citizens have nothing to fear from the distribution of their personal data." Do you agree or not? Give at least three reasons for your position and one reasonable objection to it.

 

Answer:

No, personal data should not be distributed even if a person is a law-abiding, honest and upright individual as the harm can be more than benefits for example;

• Personal details can be left on crime scene with an aim of diverting investigations.
• Personal information can be used to fraud an innocent person.
• The information can be used to steal personal identity which can ruin someone's reputation.

However for politicians and people who are public figures, distribution of personal information just make them gain popularity and to win peoples' confidence which is a benefit to them.

Personal data can be used for more than one purpose either legally or illegally. If the information is distributed out of goodwill, Some of other people may take advantage to use the personal data for illegal activities for example;

• Personal data can be used in crime scenes so as to complicate investigations which might follow, for example, personal travel data might be printed and left in a crime scene and this can result to more harm on individual level than the benefits of distribution.
• Personal data can expose one to cyber fraud, for example exposure of personal information can help cyber perpetrator to able to reach to someone through contact details with requests meant to fraud a person.
• With increase in popularity of social media platforms, distribution of personal information can expose one to identity theft. Perpetrators will crate page or a profile with your details post things that will tarnish individual reputation.

Politicians, celebrities and public figure people will have nothing to fear because distribution of their information as honest, law abiding and upright individuals help them to gain popularity which and this works positively and in favor of roles.