...Information Privacy Name of the student The privacy of personal information related to the data stored on the computer systems is termed as Information privacy. The information privacy is related to privacy of personal data that is collected by various organizations for personal use. The private information can be stored in medical records, political records, criminal records, financial data, data on website or any information related to the business related which needs to be protected and keep it secured. Thus information privacy may also be called as data privacy. An important aspect of information sharing is information privacy. With the advancement in technology, there has been increase in vulnerabilities related to personal information. Thus to protect the personal data, information privacy can be applied in various ways like encrypting the data, data masking and authentication by which only the people who are legitimate users can have access to the private data of the organization with authorized access. Using these measures, the personal information can be protected from illegal and unauthorized access and also prevent data mining (Bergstein, Brian , 2004; Swartz, Nikki, 2006) which otherwise is illegal in many parts of the world. As we know that in today’s world, the information technology sector is changing very rapidly, where location tracking is becoming a norm and smart phones that are becoming even smarter. Thus an attempt is being made by the officials to make...
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...The advances made in information technologies are causing an increasing number of ethical problems. The power used to processing computers doubles about every two years. Organizations are more dependent than ever before on their information systems. The Ethical problems arising from the appropriate use of customer information, personal privacy, and the protection of intellectual property have lead to increased laws to regulate the way data is collected. There are also privacy issues involved collecting, storing, and disseminating information about individuals. Privacy is the right to be left alone and to be free of unreasonable personal intrusions. Information privacy is the right to determine when, and to what extent, information about yourself can be gathered and/or communicated to others. 1 Court decisions in many countries have followed two rules fairly closely: The right of privacy is not absolute. Privacy must be balanced against the needs of society. The public’s right to know supersedes the individual’s right of privacy. These two rules show why it is difficult in some cases to determine and enforce privacy regulations. National Do Not Call Registry The protection of privacy brought about the need for the National Do Not Call Registry. This registry is intended to give consumers an opportunity to limit the telemarketing calls they receive. The registry was set to begin in 2003, but a court challenge delayed its implementation until 2004. The law does provide exceptions...
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...Privacy and Culture: Comparative study of privacy issues with respect to mobile technology in India and America Sreeranjani K Pattabiraman Abstract The past decade has witnessed a huge shift in the development of mobile technology which has led to privacy issues, murmurings of which started surfacing only in recent years. A lot of research has been carried out by academicians on mobile technology and its impact on society. There have also been comparative studies on how privacy has changed for people over the years with the boom of social networking sites and smart phones. But, there has not been a substantial study or analysis conducted on how people's privacy has been directly affected by the ever-increasing population boom of mobile-phone users. This comparative study analyzes the concept of privacy with respect to mobile surveillance and draws upon prior work in the field of mobile surveillance, ranging from popular press on government surveillance in India and USA and case studies in these two countries related to people’s view on privacy, to the works of ACLU (American Civil Liberty Union) in USA and Stop CMS (Central Monitoring System) in India. The study is built around the analysis and comparison of the issue of mobile surveillance in both the countries, how people dealt with this, and the role of culture in determining people’s view on privacy. It also proposes suggestions for how future research can be carried out in the field of mobile surveillance. Keywords ...
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...present the evolution of the economic theory of privacy (Section 2), we examine current privacy-related trade-o s for data subjects and data holders (Section 3), and we highlight the current economic debate on privacy protection (Section 4). 1.1 The Boundaries of the Economics of Privacy Before commencing our analysis, we alert the reader of the boundaries inherent to an eco- nomic approach to the privacy debate. First of all, in the rest of the document our focus will be, primarily, on information privacy - that is, on the issues associated with the collection and usage of individuals' personal information (Westin, 1970). We take this approach be- cause, while privacy is a multi-faceted concept, most of the relevant contemporary economic research focuses on consumers' data . Our focus on informational privacy and consumer data, however, should not be construed as a denial of the existence of other dimensions to the pri- vacy debate, which may be more dicult to capture in economic terms (Solove (2006), for instance, distinguishes between privacy issues associated with the collection, processing, or dissemination of personal data, and privacy issues associated with personal invasions , such intrusion and decisional interference). Second, the existence of such trade-o s does not imply that the economic agents are always aware of them as they take decisions that will impact their privacy. Third, the analysis of trade-o s associated with...
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...Technology and Privacy Name: Course: Institution: Lecture Date: The world today has modern technology that makes life easier and dependable on it. Technology claims a huge influence on many aspects of life: economic, social and political among others. There are both aesthetic and scientific dimensions towards technology in that those scientists and artists have worked single-handedly or together in the future and present-day like in making dimensional inventions. Although the technology has its positive on the human life, it also has its negative effects on humans. Over years now so many evils against humanity have cropped up socially, politically and even economically (Agre & Rotenberg 1998). Politically, people have pointed accusing fingers to the government for failing to safeguard their privacy but only to make false assurances. The government has been repeatedly allowed its agencies to monitor phone calls and emails from foreigners visiting the USA with the intention of protecting its national security. They monitor these communications in hope that they detect any terrorist plans against the country. Although monitoring may have succeeded extensively in a repeated occasions, the privacy of innocent individuals has been violated by accessing private conversations. It is the fear of many too that while only government agencies can access private information, the data gathered could be used not only for the right reasons. Personal information of people is being...
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...INFORMATION AGE AND INFORMATION PRIVACY UNIVERISTY OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE 5 AUGUST 2011 | An estimated 35 million people use e-mail – either via their company’s computers or on paid networks. Unlike telephone calls, which by law are private because the phone lines are considered common carriers, a company owns its computer network and all the data in it. Seemingly, private email has been used against employees in everything from sexual harassment cases to charge of trade secret theft. Even employees who carefully delete their email cannot escape cyber-investigators who can hunt through a computer’s backup system to find just about anything ever stored in a computer. That is to say, the use of email is like having a video camera consistently running. Information Privacy can be defined as the relationship between collection and dissemination of the information. There is no doubt that there is a public expectation of privacy, however, the term itself has legal and political issues surrounding it. Information Privacy affects our personal and professional life. With the invention of the personal computer in 1970 and the internet reaching a critical mass in 1990, and the adoption of this technology three decades later, we society catapulted into what is known as the “Information Age”. The “Information Age” has allowed global network communication and shaped our modern society. With so many advancements in technology and the reliability of computers in our...
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...Mark I. Preamble A data broker industry is prevalent in this age of information technology today. With the explosion of the Internet, sites like USAData, ChoicePoint or Acxiom has been built to store their personal data is quite large. 3877 list of charitable contributions in Detroit can be purchased from the site USAData cost $ 465.24 or college Broad also sold student data of 1700 with prices 28 cents per person. Business occupations are permitted by law and it exists depends on the information needs of the growing society. For example, data from ChoicePoint or Acxiom has helped the IRS Tax Department, Department of Homeland Security, Justice and other government departments in the U.S. anti-terrorism policy. But the sale of these data affect the privacy of individuals and social stability. The wrong information can cause confusion or individuals lose their jobs or are disadvantaged in the job. The business side of the data shows the necessity to set out the legal documents to manage this sector II. THE ANSWER TO QUESTION Question 1: Does the data brokers have caused a dilemma (dilemma), moral or not? Explain Data broker is an individual or organization searching, collecting information, data, and then sold him back the data. Data brokers are actually interested in career in the exploding information age and the amount of information customers need is increasing. While brokers bring more information to customers and efficient organization, private data brokers has caused...
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...rain_c03_070-121hr.qxd 28-09-2009 11:25 Page 70 CHAPTER 3 1. Describe the major ethical issues related to information technology and identify situations in which they occur. 2. Identify the many threats to information security. 3. Understand the various defense mechanisms used to protect information systems. 4. Explain IT auditing and planning for disaster recovery. Ethics, Privacy, and Information Security LEARNING OBJECTIVES rain_c03_070-121hr.qxd 28-09-2009 11:25 Page 71 WEB RESOURCES Student Web site www.wiley.com/college/rainer • Web quizzes • Lecture slides in PowerPoint • Author podcasts • Interactive Case: Ruby’s Club assignments WileyPLUS • All of the above and... • E-book • Manager Videos • Vocabulary flash cards • Pre- and post-lecture quizzes • Microsoft Office 2007 lab manual and projects • How-to animations for Microsoft Office • Additional cases CHAPTER OUTLINE 3.1 Ethical Issues 3.2 Threats to Information Security 3.3 Protecting Information Resources What’s in IT for me? ACC FIN MKT OM HRM MIS rain_c03_070-121hr.qxd 28-09-2009 11:25 Page 72 72 Chapter 3 Ethics, Privacy, and Information Security Opening Case NASA Loses Secret Information for Years The Business Problem Over the past decade, U.S. government agencies have been the victims of an unprecedented number of cyber-attacks. One government official noted, “It is espionage on a massive scale.” Government agencies reported almost 13,000 security...
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...digital world and the advent of the information age. Define globalization, describe how it evolved over time, and describe the key drivers of globalization. Explain what an information system is, contrasting its data, technology, people, and organizational components. Describe the dual nature of information systems in the success and failure of modern organizations. Describe how computer ethics impact the use of information systems and discuss the ethical concerns associated with information privacy and intellectual property. CHAPTER OVERVIEW This chapter helps the student understand the role of information systems as organizations move into the digital world, and how they have helped fuel globalization. The student will learn what information systems are, how they have evolved to become a vital part of modern organizations, and why this understanding is necessary to become an effective manager in the digital world. The student will also learn how globalization evolved, and what opportunities globalization presents for organizations. The importance of ethics as it relates to IS is discussed especially as it relates to information privacy, accuracy, property, and accessibility. A number of cases and illustrations are used, for example, Apple products and how they have evolved over time (such as the iPhone, Mac Air, iPod, and iPad). CHAPTER OUTLINE PREVIEW Managing in the Digital World: Apple INFORMATION SYSTEMS TODAY The Rise of the Information Age BRIEF CASE Technology at Starbucks...
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...with disabilities and the practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. As a physician, you bring credibility to the issues and are most often seen as working on behalf of others. No one else may be advocating for our field or our particular patients. Decide on 1 or 2 issues that particularly interest (or bother) you. Become an expert by really get to know the issue(s) (Curia.europa.eu, 2015). Identify all “players” involved in the issue those that support and those that oppose The case I have chosen is the data protection case in US. The united states intelligence system is able to access personal data of persons without their knowledge. According to the rule of law, People should be protected against the infringement of privacy rights unless they have indicated their willingness to release such information An Australian citizen “Maximillian Schrems” lodged complains to Irish data Protection Authority that United States Intelligence service is accessing his personal data. He is not the only with such problem but it is a common behavior and the Irish Authority rejected his complain on the ground that US intelligence service offers maximum protection to persons data. The access enjoyed by Intelligence services Authorities in US constitutes an interference with private life and personal data. The inability of other citizens to be heard amounts to interference with their rights and an effective remedy should be done (John A. Daly (2012). The interference with fundamental individual...
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...No one else may be advocating for our field or our particular patients. An advocate is a person who pleads for another person case to argue a point or justify something against or in accordance with the ruling of that case (John A. Daly (2012). Decide on 1 or 2 issues that particularly interest (or bother) you. Become an expert by really get to know the issue(s) (Curia.europa.eu, 2015). Identify all “players” involved in the issue those that support and those that oppose. The case I have chosen is the data protection case in US. The united states intelligence system is able to access personal data of persons without their knowledge. According to the rule of law, People should be protected against the infringement of privacy rights unless they have indicated their willingness to release such information An Australian citizen “Maximillian Schrems” lodged complains to Irish data Protection Authority that United States Intelligence service is accessing his personal data. He is not the only with such problem but it is a common behavior and the Irish Authority rejected his complain on the ground that US intelligence service offers maximum protection to persons data. The access enjoyed by Intelligence services Authorities in US constitutes an interference with private life and personal data. The inability of other citizens to be heard amounts to interference with their rights and an effective remedy should be done (John A. Daly (2012). The interference with fundamental individual...
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...with disabilities and the practice of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. As a physician, you bring credibility to the issues and are most often seen as working on behalf of others. No one else may be advocating for our field or our particular patients. Decide on 1 or 2 issues that particularly interest (or bother) you. Become an expert by really get to know the issue(s) (Curia.europa.eu, 2015). Identify all “players” involved in the issue those that support and those that oppose The case I have chosen is the data protection case in US. The united states intelligence system is able to access personal data of persons without their knowledge. According to the rule of law, People should be protected against the infringement of privacy rights unless they have indicated their willingness to release such information An Australian citizen “Maximillian Schrems” lodged complains to Irish data Protection Authority that United States Intelligence service is accessing his personal data. He is not the only with such problem but it is a common behavior and the Irish Authority rejected his complain on the ground that US intelligence service offers maximum protection to persons data. The access enjoyed by Intelligence services Authorities in US constitutes an interference with private life and personal data. The inability of other citizens to be heard amounts to interference with their rights and an effective remedy should be done (John A. Daly (2012). The interference with fundamental individual...
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...Bessie Napper IT 547 OL Data Privacy Trends April 28, 2016 Abstract: The purpose of this paper is a reflection on Data Privacy Trends of 2015. This paper will summarize my opinion on the talk about what matters most in data privacy. It will show how the panel has laid out a compelling discussion about the issues facing data privacy. Churchill Data Privacy Trends 2015 presented on what matters most in data privacy. They talked about the ever-growing demand for big data. How increasingly effective “bad actors,” leading to the worst year on record for data breaches. That privacy practices was designed only to deal with compliance or breach response. The conflicting global privacy laws and a growing concern among consumers about whose doing what with their data. Businesses are very aware of how consumers are increasingly aware of the risks and options as their personal data has effectively become a form of currency. As an example, telemarketers are always selling your information to other telemarketers in ways of contacting you in order to get you to buy things from them. As we live and breathe privacy all day we want to feel safe that we are not being violated whenever we go online and open a web page or email attachment. So by choosing the encrypted form of email is one way they talked about helping with privacy issues. With privacy and security one of the things they talked about is understanding where the risks are and how you can alter your behavior. This to me would mean...
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...[pic] Data protection and privacy ethical guidelines This document was produced on September the 18th 2009 The version of this document is: 5 Experts Working Group on data protection and privacy Chaired by: Caroline Gans-Combe Special thanks to the Panel Members: Andrew Bottomley, Duarte Carvalho-Oliveira, Costas A. Charitidis, Eva Del Hoyo-Barbolla, Anne Demoisy, Anna Giovanetti, Walter Hannak, James Houghton, David Morton, François Moutou , Jane Lamprill, Antony Lebeau, David Townend, and Mary Sharp. - Very special thanks to the Ethics Team : Isidoros Karatzas, Mihalis Kritikos, Yamina Cheikh, Paulette Matkovic Ramirez, Marie Cocquyt, Marco Michelini, Stefan de Vos and François Hirsch General disclaimer: this document examines the major concepts of data protection and privacy from the point of view of research ethics. It aims at raising awareness about these concepts in the scientific community and at assisting applicants while preparing to submit their project proposals. It does not seek to discuss these concepts in-depth but provides a general overview of their main parameters and some basic suggestions regarding their handling for the purposes of the European Commission's Ethical Review procedure. This document represents an effort to reflect on the experience gained during the operation of the Ethics Review mechanism and to provide some practical guidance, thus it will be regularly updated. The document contains three sections: ...
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...Privacy Rights The privacy of the individual is the most important right. Without privacy, the democratic system that we know would not exist. Privacy is one of the fundamental values on which our country was founded. There are exceptions to privacy rights that are created by the need for defense and security. When our country was founded, privacy was not an issue. The villages then were small and close. Most people knew their neighbors and what was going on in the community. They did not have drunk drivers, terrorist, or any other threat of changing the way they lived. The transportation that most people had access to were horses. Today there are autos that can be fatal if not controlled. Speed limits and licenses are two examples. The government we have in place maintains and organizes our society. The elements of control are often viewed as violations of privacy. These elements are meant to protect us from irresponsible people and from hurting themselves. The laws that are in place still give privacy without invading personal lives. Privacy is only violated when people feel they are being violated. Jonathan Franzen writes this example of his feelings about privacy. “One of my neighbors in the apartment building across the street spends a lot of time at her mirror examining her pores, and I can see her doing it, just as she can undoubtedly see me sometimes. But our respective privacies remain intact as long as neither of us feels seen.” If people...
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