Intercultural Information Ethics Applied To The Data Colonialism Concept

Abstract

There is a universalized and socially accepted view of order and totality focused on the processing of personal data, categorizing subjects and configuring criticism in a European view that sustains the dynamics of modernity, giving rise to what is called Data Colonialism. This paper explores the relationship between Data Colonialism and Intercultural Information Ethics - IIE, focusing on whether these concepts are connected. The study argued that just as industrial capitalism transformed society by commodifying labor, data capitalism is changing society by commodifying human life through collecting, controlling, and exploiting personal data. This practice contributes to class division and digital colonialism, where digital territories become sites of extraction and exploitation. Data Colonialism and IIE both address issues of informational justice in diverse cultural contexts. IIE can provide insights into analyzing these relationships from the perspective of local cultures on privacy, informed consent, and information sharing, which differ greatly between different cultures. IIE understand and respect different cultural perspectives on information, while Data Colonialism refers to companies and governments exploiting personal data without consent and reproducing colonial power relations. An intercultural ethical approach to information can help analyze the effects of data colonialism and promote justice and equity in different cultural contexts. By recognizing these colonization processes in the digital age, in which there are ethical implications in relation to the transit of information and cultural differences, we propose to think about this complex network from the Intercultural Ethics of Information.