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Thomas Lee argues that sharing private data causes third -party exploitation of the sharer’s
data, due to the absence of strict regulations. On the other hand, Rosalyn Andrews defends
collective data sharing, by claiming that it enriches the hive mindedness of a society, which
better prepares that society to address pressing issues effectively. I agree to a large extent that
Andrews argument is more applicable to my society, as Singapore utilities online personal data
sharing of its citizens to enrich the ‘ever-preparedness’ of its people in times of need, so as to
ensure that it can counter unexpected threats of this modern age, such as terrorism. At the
same time, Singapore also ensures that strong laws are present to prevent the misuse of
personal data in the virtual, so as to protect the freedom and security of her people.

Firstly, Andrews wrote that gathering private data collectively causes cohesion within the
community, which causes effective transmission of crucial information among that community,
hence allowing that community as a whole to react swiftly in times of crisis. Moreover, Andrews
believe that such transmission can be used to alert the masses instantaneously, as well as
locate and supply resources to those in need during times of need (lines 31-35, paragraph 2,
passage 2). This is applicable to my society. This is because, Singapore believes in readiness
to face unexpected threats anytime, given the recent rise of terror attacks in the surrounding
Southeast Asia region. Hence to have a better chance at surviving unpredicted terror attacks,
Singapore believes in ‘ever-preparedness’, and utilitises virtual data sharing as the primary
mode of operation to effectively curb any threat. For example, Th SGSecure national
movement, devised to get citizens to stay united in the face of threats, as well as providing
training to survive such attacks, launched the SGSecure mobile app on 2016, which collects
personal information such as one’s location and personal contact details, so that in case of a
terror attack or disaster, relief forces could be directed toward locating and saving those who
are affected. Moreover, the app also allows for people to stay vigilant by alerting the authorities
on the mishaps or suspected suspicious activities they might sight, hence allowing for possible
premature intervention by relevant task forces before an outbreak of a disaster, around the area
reported. Additionally, the mobile app also calls out to normal citizens to provide crucial
emergency help, such as first aid, to affected citizens in the times of a dire situations. This will
allow people with relevant medical skills to be directed to locations Hence, this allows for the
community to firstly, come together, and secondly react quickly to ensure better survival in terms
of the crisis. However, critics will be quick to claim that the effectiveness of such a campaign
might be futile, as during times of crisis, where bedlam and chaos dominate the nation, affected
citizens of that country might be psychologically scarred and will be hesitant to courageously
face the threats, and hence question aiding their fellow countrymen. Even though, this might be
possibly true to some extent, to a large extent, Singaporeans are far more united in face of a
crisis, due to our strong love for our nation and our people, than ever, as seen is the 2003
SARS epidemic, where Dr.Alexander Chu one of the countless Singaporeans dedicated to
serving their fellow countrymen, worked till his last breath, by treating patients with the killer
disease, before he succumbed and perished to SARS, which shows, he transcended his
personal health at the cost of saving countless patients with SARS. Moreover recently, during
the haze outbreaks a couple of years, where haze levels hit hazardous scales, fellow
Singaporeans stood up, to distribute special masks and haze equipment to their fellow
Singaporeans, so that they could better survive the time of crisis. These examples prove that
across time, when Singapore has been hit with dangerous threats, its citizens have always
stood up, for their fellow citizens,to display love and concern to those who are affected.

Secondly, Lee argues that personal data of those who surf virtual domains is being purloined
off, and then resold by organizations controlling the virtual domain where the user surfs, in order
generate profits. He states that people who surf the net are conscious that they’re information is
being collected, but they are clueless in terms of how is that collected information is being
utilized by the collector. Moreover also due to ambiguous rules and regulations provided by the
service provider, people using websites are misinformed about the methods of how their data is
being collected. Also, the creative works of those publishing in such sites is compromised by the
misuse of the creative data uploaded into the site.Even though this might be true, I believe in
Singapore, this is only true to a small extent, due to the presence of strong regulations and
regulatory boards, which ensures private data of individuals are not meddled with. Such
regulations exists in the first places, as to protect one’s right to freedom of privacy of the
individual in Singapore, as with the abundance of data about the individual existing in the virtual
world could extend to exploitation in the physical world too. One of the most powerful
regulations, calls out for third party application owners, such as social media sites , to fully
disclose the history of the data transactions between the organization and the individual.
Moreover, it became compulsory for all third party app managers to ask for access to
permissions to their customers. Finally all collected data be securely locked out of breach and
unauthorized access. Important such legislation also allows for the individual to request for their
transaction history, when requested in 12 hours. The nature of examples paints Singapore as a
nation which highly prioritizes the safety and the security of the data being shared online. Many
supporters of Lee maybe argue that governmental intervention might be weak, as of recent
events, where a hospital bank, was virtually hacked just a week ago by anonymous individuals
releasing about 1.5 million worth of personal data including name, age, NRIC no:, of individuals.
Critics may argue that even though the goverment intervention regulates the controlling of
personal information, even it can be hacked and the data it has collected can be breached and
misused. Even though this may be true to some extent, the critic must realize that no system, to
prevent malware or data misuse ever complete or perfect. This can be verified by the fact that
by every hour, hackers gain upper hand at developing new methods to manipulate systems
which protect sensitive data. Hence, this shows that there is a war between the hackers and
those who develop safety measures to protect sensitive data.

Thus in conclusions, I agree with Andres more, as it tends to be more applicable to my society.

~~~ thank you ms.fernandez ~~~​Overall, good job!