Online Data Privacy Ethical Guidelines based on Islamic Perspectives

Abstract

In today's digital age, online data privacy is a critical concern, particularly as it intersects with ethical and cultural values. However, most organizations don't have any clear frameworks for online data privacy especially based on Islamic perspective. Islamic perspectives offer unique insights into privacy which could provide a robust ethical foundation for managing online data. This research aims to establish Ethical Frameworks for organizations operating in the Muslim community to protect personal information and uphold Islamic values. The results of this study highlight the urgent requirement of data privacy standards that are sensitive to culture and ethics for the concerned organizations and communities under Islamic influence. The increasing rate of digitization of collection and use of personal data brings a lot of challenges with respect to its use in ethical framework, a few of whom are not satisfactorily covered by the existing global frameworks. This study proposes the applicability of Islamic precepts in bridging this gap by providing a host of guidelines driven by the values of trust (Amanah), privacy (hifz al-‘ird), public benefits (maslaha), and proportionality.