CPS 412 Assignment 1 The Ethics of Clearview Al Contact Tracing" According to the Clearview Al website: Clearview Al is a new research tool used by law enforcement agencies to identify perpetrators and victims of crimes. Clearview Al's technology has helped law enforcement track down hundreds of at-large criminals, including pedophiles, terrorists and sex traffickers'. Clearview has drawn scrutiny following investigative reports by the New York Times and Buzzfeed detailing its work with law enforcement agencies and its practice of scraping social media and other internet platforms for images. The technology used allows for the collection of huge numbers of images from various sources. Because of federal government scrutiny, the company no longer operates in Canada? Recently, Clearview has proposed a new line of business in the US, CEO, Hoan Ton-That, said it's in discussions with US federal and state agencies to help with contact tracing of people infected with the coronavirus. Ton-That said federal authorities and three states have communicated with him about using his company's technology as part of their coronavirus mitigation efforts. "What we understand now is we're in the stage where if we are to open up the economy in a way that's safe for everybody, that we need to be able to test quickly and also trace the people who have been infected and find out who they've been in contact with." Ton-That said'. Can Clearview Al's Contact Tracing business be ethically justified? Answer this question using Kantianism, Cultural Relativism, Act Utilitarianism, and Social Contract theories. Guidelines for your report Analyze the problem using all four theories independently. You may arrive at different conclusions using different analyses (or you may arrive at the same conclusion.) Your final report should use complete sentences and paragraphs - not point form. Clearly state and justify any assumptions you are making in your analysis and be clear in how you have applied the theory. This report should be completed on your own you must properly cite any references used. The report should be a minimum 500 words. Use Time New Roman, 11-point font, double-spacing, and MLA style for your references. Your submitted report must be in a .doc, or a.docx format. You should submit your ass assignment report by the deadline indicated on the Course Management Form through the course shell. From "Clearview Al" website. URL: https://clearview.ai/ accessed November 15, 2020 From "Facebook, YouTube demand facial recognition company stop scraping faces from sites", URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/facebook-youtube-demand-facial-recognition-company-stop-scraping- faces-sites-n1131786 accessed November 15, 2020 From "Clearview AI to end facial-recognition services in Canada: privacy commissioner", URL: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/clearview-ai-to-end-facial-recognition-services-in-canada-privacy-commissioner- 1.5012850 accessed November 15, 2020 From A facial recognition company wants to help with contact tracing. A senator has questions.", URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/facial-recognition-company-wants-help-contact-tracing-senator-has- 4 CPS 412 Assignment 1 The Ethics of Clearview Al Contact Tracing" According to the Clearview Al website: Clearview Al is a new research tool used by law enforcement agencies to identify perpetrators and victims of crimes. Clearview Al's technology has helped law enforcement track down hundreds of at-large criminals, including pedophiles, terrorists and sex traffickers'. Clearview has drawn scrutiny following investigative reports by the New York Times and Buzzfeed detailing its work with law enforcement agencies and its practice of scraping social media and other internet platforms for images. The technology used allows for the collection of huge numbers of images from various sources. Because of federal government scrutiny, the company no longer operates in Canada? Recently, Clearview has proposed a new line of business in the US, CEO, Hoan Ton-That, said it's in discussions with US federal and state agencies to help with contact tracing of people infected with the coronavirus. Ton-That said federal authorities and three states have communicated with him about using his company's technology as part of their coronavirus mitigation efforts. "What we understand now is we're in the stage where if we are to open up the economy in a way that's safe for everybody, that we need to be able to test quickly and also trace the people who have been infected and find out who they've been in contact with." Ton-That said'. Can Clearview Al's Contact Tracing business be ethically justified? Answer this question using Kantianism, Cultural Relativism, Act Utilitarianism, and Social Contract theories. Guidelines for your report Analyze the problem using all four theories independently. You may arrive at different conclusions using different analyses (or you may arrive at the same conclusion.) Your final report should use complete sentences and paragraphs - not point form. Clearly state and justify any assumptions you are making in your analysis and be clear in how you have applied the theory. This report should be completed on your own you must properly cite any references used. The report should be a minimum 500 words. Use Time New Roman, 11-point font, double-spacing, and MLA style for your references. Your submitted report must be in a .doc, or a.docx format. You should submit your ass assignment report by the deadline indicated on the Course Management Form through the course shell. From "Clearview Al" website. URL: https://clearview.ai/ accessed November 15, 2020 From "Facebook, YouTube demand facial recognition company stop scraping faces from sites", URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/facebook-youtube-demand-facial-recognition-company-stop-scraping- faces-sites-n1131786 accessed November 15, 2020 From "Clearview AI to end facial-recognition services in Canada: privacy commissioner", URL: https://www.ctvnews.ca/politics/clearview-ai-to-end-facial-recognition-services-in-canada-privacy-commissioner- 1.5012850 accessed November 15, 2020 From A facial recognition company wants to help with contact tracing. A senator has questions.", URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/facial-recognition-company-wants-help-contact-tracing-senator-has- 4