Nonnatural Personal Information: Accounting for Misleading and Non-misleading Personal Information

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Nonnatural Personal Information : Accounting for Misleading and Non-misleading Personal Information. / Søe, Sille Obelitz.

In: Philosophy & Technology, Vol. 34, 2021, p. 1243-1262.

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Harvard

Søe, SO 2021, 'Nonnatural Personal Information: Accounting for Misleading and Non-misleading Personal Information', Philosophy & Technology, vol. 34, pp. 1243-1262. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838821000288

APA

Søe, S. O. (2021). Nonnatural Personal Information: Accounting for Misleading and Non-misleading Personal Information. Philosophy & Technology, 34, 1243-1262. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838821000288

Vancouver

Søe SO. Nonnatural Personal Information: Accounting for Misleading and Non-misleading Personal Information. Philosophy & Technology. 2021;34:1243-1262. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0009838821000288

Author

Søe, Sille Obelitz. / Nonnatural Personal Information : Accounting for Misleading and Non-misleading Personal Information. In: Philosophy & Technology. 2021 ; Vol. 34. pp. 1243-1262.

Bibtex

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abstract = "Personal information is key to informational privacy and the algorithmically generated profiles of individuals. However, the concept of personal information and its nature is rarely discussed. The concept of personal information thus seems to be based on an idea of information as objective and truthful—as natural information—that is depicted as digital footprints in the online and digital realm. I argue that the concept of personal information should exit the realm of natural information and enter the realm of nonnatural information—grounded in meaning, intention, and convention—as this will provide us with a concept that can account for potential misleadingness, inaccuracies, and mistakes.",
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