Social media platforms have become an integral part of our lives, offering a means for communication, information sharing, and networking. However, the use of social media also raises significant ethical concerns regarding privacy, data collection, and user manipulation. This case study explores the ethical implications of social media platforms' privacy practices and data usage.

Case Scenario:

A new social media platform that been released called $"$ Linker $"$ that allows users to create profiles, share posts, and connect with others. Linker collects various types of user data, including personal information, browsing history, and interactions on the platform. The platform's privacy policy states that this data is used for targeted advertising, improving user experience, and generating insights.

Ali is a teacher from a primary school and joined $$Linker$$ recently. He is preparing a presentation poster for new students$/$parents meeting. He includes pictures of previous students who graduate last year in the poster, and he posts the poster on his social media $($Linker$).$ When a fellow co$-$worker learns of this, he contacts the facility privacy officer.

By considering the given scenario you need to do a thorough research on all aspects of Privacy and the privacy right from the internet and answer the following questions:

Kindly read the instructions below carefully:

$-$Your answers should be comprehensive. Short answers $($e$.$g$.,$ yes, I agree, etc$)$ are not accepted.

$-$You need to acknowledge any source you use by providing the full citation.

The above case scenario requires students to use the full capability of learning skills from the professional issues point of view by applying ethical theories when analyzing and evaluating the case scenario.

$1)$ What potential benefits and harms arise from Linker's data usage?

$2)$ What are the main ethical concerns related to publish social media post in Workplace?

$3)$ In this a particular scenario, what could be the impact on a student of posting his photos on social media $$Linker$?$

$4)$ What was Ali actions that resulted in an ethics violation being brought forward?

$5)$ What are the Ethical principles have been violated?

$6)$ What measures does $"$ Linker $"$ take to protect the intellectual property rights of its users, such as copyrighted materials shared on the platform?

$7)$ What the school should do in order to prevent such case in future?

$8)$ What regulations should be considered for publish social media post it in Workplace in Saudi Arabia?

$9)$ In your perspective what do you think of Ali$$s action and why?