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Social Networking and Privacy Issues, 2008.
This paper explores the privacy concerns related to social networking and social networking sites.
2,680 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 80.95
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This paper defines Web 2.0 and introduces the social networking concept. The paper then looks at the companies which comprise the social networking component of Web 2.0 and form the nexus of the Web's future development. The paper also explains that social networking's degree of user interaction and personal access comes with a certain degree of risk to user privacy. The paper then explores the benefits v. privacy issues and the arguments in support of social networking sites. Finally, the paper examines the future direction of social networking and the Web 2.0.
Outline:
Overview & Background
Benefits v. Privacy Issues
Arguments in Support
Conclusion
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"The basic concept of Web 2.0 as a definitive evolutionary step from a Web 1.0 began to emerge following the dot com bust in the United States (US) in 2001. Many researchers admit that the massive shakeout in Web companies during this period resulted in a fewer but more specialized Web based companies than previously existed (Ellison 83). Thus, the implication is that these Web based companies that survived this tumultuous era in the Internet's history either had a stronger business model or a unique business model that allowed them to survive. The combination of these surviving Web companies and the companies that emerged after them which followed their lead led to the creation of the platforms that now comprise Web 2.0."
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Privacy Issues in E-Commerce, 2001.
This paper explores the area of internet privacy and what can be done to protect the internet users' privacy rights.
726 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 25.95
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With more and more consumers shopping on the internet every day, the issue of the privacy of one?s personal information obtained in e-commerce transactions has raised some concerns. The paper discusses two areas of e-commerce privacy that are attracting a great deal of attention - the exploitation of personal information for marketing purposes and the accidental exposure of credit card numbers and other personal information. These issues are discussed around two court cases involving the online marketing company, DoubleClick, Inc.
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"The problem of consumers? online privacy will continue to be an issue in e-commerce until online privacy laws are passed. The debate over e-commerce privacy legislation is a battle between consumers demanding privacy protection and businesses that fear government restrictions will hinder e-commerce (O?Neill). According to observers, the online privacy bills with the greatest chance of becoming law are yet to be introduced (O?Neill). Senator Conrad Burns of Montana is sponsoring one such bill that may soon be introduced (O?Neill). The bill would establish an opt-out system where consumers would have to click to stop web sites from gathering their personal information (O?Neill)."
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Wireless Technology: Security and Privacy Issues, 2006.
An examination of the security and privacy of wireless Internet technology.
3,441 words (approx. 13.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 97.95
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This paper discusses the subject of wireless Internet access and technology and security across wireless networks in relation to both e-commerce and private uses across Internet traffic. The paper looks at cybercrime and how wireless Internet access enhances some of these cybercrime activities. The paper also explains how organizations and business should incorporate security and data encryption across their networks.
Outline:
Abstract
Overview
Commercial & Business Impact
Security Concerns
The Internet
Protection Technologies
Conclusion
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"Wireless technology essentially refers to how one accesses the internet via any wireless methodology and is commonly known as WiFi or wireless fidelity. Security and privacy are important concerns in relation to the internet in any circumstance but these concerns are heightened when wireless technology is concerned because anyone with the appropriate technology can access networks across the internet via wireless access points even with appropriate security enhancements. The internet and all of the convenience, entertainment, and community it fosters often overshadows a darker underbelly that tends to get lost in all the popular press on the great things that are being done across this vast, global network which are concerns heightened with wireless access."
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Privacy and Legal Issues in Databases, 2004.
Examines the lack of adequate security measures available to protect database systems.
1,180 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 3 sources, APA, $ 40.95
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This paper takes a look at the ethical and legal issues associated with both the creation and use of data in databases. Many databases contain private information about individuals, and the paper looks at the threat posed by the easy access to this information. The paper also mentions some measures that IT departments can take to help safeguard the information in their databases, but also notes the limitations to these measures.
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"In the past, one could access the public records by traveling to the courthouse or to the government office. In recent years, however, a growing number of government agencies and court systems have made these records available on the Internet databases. It might be considered useful that the public can access government records easily via the Internet. But these open records can create havoc from the hands of miscreants, if they can access other related information from the databases. Many of the individuals, when gain the access from electronic public records, use these data for secondary purposes. The solution for IT is not to prohibit public records altogether from the Internet, but records should be selectively used so that public cannot gain access to the confidential information. IT department can, instead, use some bogus data records to check the break-in in the databases (DeGeorge, 1986)."
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Legal Issues in Internet Privacy, 2002.
This paper addresses recent concerns about Internet privacy, concentrating on legal and ethical concerns. In particular, a bill is being introduced in the Senate this spring which aims to codify in U.S. law the rights and responsibilities of information
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper addresses recent concerns about Internet privacy, concentrating on legal and ethical concerns. In particular, a bill is being introduced in the Senate this spring which aims to codify in U.S. law the rights and responsibilities of information suppliers. In the past, the United States has taken a "hands-off" approach to regulating information, in the hopes that the industry will engage in self-regulation. Self-regulation is not advancing rapidly enough to satisfy either the Federal Trade Commission or the recent European Community Directive. The paper presents and supports the opinion that it is imperative that the United States pass legislation which will address Internet privacy issues and forestall any restrictions U.S. companies may have in dealing with Europe.
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Security and Privacy in the Information Age, 2002.
An analysis of privacy and security issues that arise from the Internet.
3,050 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 89.95
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A paper which investigates the privacy and security issues that arise from the Internet. Recognizing that the Internet is relatively new and rapidly changing, the investigation is completed with an eye for looking forward to the future. The writer of the paper discusses the modern history of the Internet and how it relates to privacy and security concerns. He then goes on to discuss several key security and privacy issues and the protection options available to deal with these issues. Finally, he discusses the future of Internet security and privacy focusing on two timely issues.
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"We can see the Internet as a tool for communicating information, just as television, newspapers and other media are. The difference with the Internet is that the information published is not as well controlled.
With television and newspapers, controls are in place to determine what will be communicated. It is generally not possible for a person to publish information without it being verified in some way. However, with the Internet, a person can publish and communicate messages to people from all over the world with no requirement to have checks on the information.
Essentially, the Internet allows anyone to say anything, and to say that anything to a lot of people. This leads to the Internet being capable of being used as a tool to defame others."
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Privacy and Security on the Internet, 2002.
A research of people's behaviour regarding security and privacy issues on the internet.
5,950 words (approx. 23.8 pages), 35 sources, MLA, $ 141.95
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This paper examines people?s behaviour regarding security and privacy issues on the internet and how portal/e-business companies can increase their security and therefore regain customers trust. People are very concerned about their security and privacy on the internet. However the greatest concern is with financial transactions. So while many people are prepared to use the internet for certain purposes, there are still a great number of users who are concerned about security issues.
Contents:
Internet Portals
History
Features of Major Portals
Privacy and Law
Privacy Concerns
Privacy Bill
Privacy and the Internet
Privacy Policies
Cookies
Use of Cookies
Cookie Awareness
Internet Security
Viruses
Encryptions
PGP
Digital Signatures
SSL
Set Protocol
Firewall
Security Concerns
Methodolgies
Questionnaire
Survey Results
Recommendations for Portal and E-Business Comapnies
Recommendations for Internet Users
Glossary of Terms
Bibliography
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"According to World Internet Link (2001) ?Internet Portals are among the hottest Internet trends of the day.? Client Help Desk (2002) describes an Internet portal as ?a Web site which offers a great amount of content and services, either on many subjects or on a specific subject.? Major Internet portals, a further development of search-engines, include AltaVista, Excite, Lycos and Yahoo. Problems arise because of privacy concerns as some users don?t want to provide personal information and credit card details to an Internet portal and/or e-commerce company. The personalisation of Internet portals is possible via a cookie. Originally designed for consumer convenience, the cookie is an important tool to personalise and customise an Internet portal. Initially, portals offered only search tools but are now more personalised, enabling users to customise them by initiating their own start-up page containing their individual content, layout and colour. Furthermore portals started selling products too."
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Privacy for High School Students, 2004.
An extensive analysis of privacy issues and high school students in the United States today.
12,476 words (approx. 49.9 pages), 34 sources, MLA, $ 239.95
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This paper contends that in the 'Age of Information', the issue of invasion of privacy continues to dominate the headlines. The paper comments that more and more people are becoming victims of identity theft, one of the major forms of privacy invasion and personal information on just about everyone in the world is available at the click of a mouse. The paper questions how anyone, especially high school students, can reasonably expect to have any degree of privacy. The paper states that high school students are not protected by many of the same constitutional guarantees as adults, but their needs for privacy may be as great, or greater, than their adult counterparts. To determine what measure of privacy, if any, high schools students can expect at home and school today, the paper provides an overview of the issue of privacy, followed by an analysis of its various dimensions as they apply to this segment of the population. A discussion of current and future trends is followed by a summary of the research in the conclusion.
Outline
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Privacy and High School Students Today
Current and Future Trends
Conclusion
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"In the West, privacy assumes a more important role for many people, perhaps, than their counterparts in the East simply by virtue of the social emphasis on individuality in the former and the emphasis on the needs of the group first in the latter; nevertheless, people everywhere seem to agree to privacy is an important component of the human existence. This assumption was borne out by research conducted by Naz Kaya and Margaret J. Weber (2003), who found further differences even in the nations of the West as their concerned the reasonable expectation for privacy. "Although the desire for privacy varies from one situation to another," they say, "it appears that some cultures have a stronger preference for privacy and more privacy needs and gradients than others" (Kaya & Weber, 2003, p. 79). Other researchers have characterized different cultures as being "contact" and "non-contact" in their privacy expectations, with a clear reference to the Western concept of the "need for space" being involved in such assessments."
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Canadian National Security and Privacy, 2007.
This paper examines Canadian security and privacy issues following the events of 9/11.
2,406 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 11 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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This paper presents a detailed examination of issues surrounding borders and customs in Canada following the events of 9/11. The writer explores changes that have taken place and the impact of those changes on the privacy of Canadian citizens. In particular, the writer uses the Canadian Constitution and the Charter of Rights to examine this issue. The author concludes that since the events of 9/11, it has become necessary to re-evaluate national security measures in Canada, while at the same time ensuring that the privacy of Canada's citizens is protected as well.
Outline:
Introductions
Customs and Borders
Charter Issues
When All is Said and Done
From the Paper
"Since the events of 9-11 the two most important areas of concern for Canadian officials have been customs and border issues. Because the terrorist who committed the attacks on the New York City World Towers used commercial airplanes to commit those attacks the Canadian officials along with the rest of the world has moves toward increasing air travel safety and border regulations to insure terrorists do not have access either by land or by air."
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Privacy and Information Technology, 2001.
A descriptive paper of legal issues, privacy issues and policies relating to information technology.
3,067 words (approx. 12.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 89.95
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Scholars in the area of ethics have long sought the answer to the idea of privacy as one's right to be left alone. This paper asks questions such as: Is it a person's right to decide who gets his or her personal information? Does a company have the right to sell a person's private information to a third party without consent? This paper examines some aspects of privacy such as policies and the practice of said policies, fraudulent use of identification and the censorship of privacy.
Table of Contents
The Origins of Privacy
Privacy Policies vs. Practice
ID Fraud by Hackers
Censorship and Privacy
Conclusion
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"Maintaining privacy while online is considered to be one of the biggest worries of Internet users. So, in order to decrease the concerns of privacy invasion among consumers online, privacy policies were created. What exactly are privacy policies? Privacy policies are policies designed to protect the privacy of people online who are visiting a company or an organization?s web site. Privacy policies are usually posted for web sites in which users are purchasing products because personal information is collected. Privacy policies are not generally required for informational web sites. There is a big debate about company privacy policies. Do these policies really protect our privacy? Many say that there is no such thing as online privacy and that these policies do very little to insure secrecy."
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'Ride-Alongs' and Privacy, 2006.
A paper about the privacy issues involved in press presence during police arrests.
5,984 words (approx. 23.9 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 142.95
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This paper begins with a case study of the "Wilson vs. Layne" case, a case in which news media agents took photographs of a mistaken arrest in a private house. The paper explains the legal process involved with the case, stating that while there were severe privacy breeches in the case, the court was unable to say that the homeowner, Charles Wilson, had experienced a violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. The paper then discusses the issue of media "ride-alongs," a practice in which police take media agents with them to capture images of arrests and police actions. The paper discusses the role of the press in police work, and points out the privacy violations which are a risk of the practice of "ride-alongs."
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"When the appeal was sent to the Supreme Court, the Court granted Charles the 'certiorari'. The case of Wilson vs. Layne gave rise to the question of whether or not when federal and state officials issue an arrest warrant to a citizen, either at his home or elsewhere, can they allow the media to accompany them on their official duty? And would such an arrest warrant, when it is issued at the home of the individual, be considered to be a violation of a homeowner's Fourth Amendment protection as under 'unlawful search and seizure'? In this particular case, the Court held the ruling that if the media were to be present during the execution of an arrest warrant, then it was to be considered that it was in no way at all related to what the officials were doing during their course of work. The media dose in no way assist the officials, and in the same manner, they have nothing whatsoever to do with the execution of the arrest warrant."
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Internet Security and Privacy, 2004.
This paper discusses that only when the privacy of the individual is guarded, and the security of information ensured, can we reap the full benefits of the Internet.
3,260 words (approx. 13.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 93.95
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This paper explains that the key Internet issues of Internet security and privacy arise because of the anonymous nature of the Web. The author points out that cookies are nothing but small pieces of data that are stored on the hard disk of the user and are used primarily for storing the settings for the Web pages as per the user?s interest. The paper stresses that children are more prone to let out their personal information when they surf the Net and can accidentally come across offensive Web pages with vulgar, pornographic contents.
Table of Contents
Thesis
Introduction
Internet Privacy and Security
Privacy Issues
Cookies and Privacy Threat
Children and Privacy
Legal Issues
Protecting Privacy
Other Security Issues
Impersonation
Man-In-Middle Attack
Denial of Service Attacks
Virus Threats
Problem of Static IP Address
Firewalls and IDS
Protecting Information
Data Encryption
Key Based Encryption
Encryption Based on Symmetric Key
Encryption Based on Public Key
Socket Security Layer
Encryption Standard
Companies Specializing In Internet Security
Symantec
Security Measures
The Future Prospects
Conclusion
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"Man-In-Middle Attack is another form of information abuse in which a third party intercepts information flow between two computers and alters the data. Typically, this attack is carried out by mocking a well-known website. A practical example of this type of ?spoofing? was the 1999 incident when a website spoofed as Bloomberg News service, posted information that ?Pairgain?, a telecommunication company was being taken over by an Israeli firm. This falsified information posted on the counterfeit website sent the stock trading up by 30% and the trading volume grew by 7 times its usual. However when the hoax came to light the stock prices plummeted down resulting in huge losses to investors who bought the shares at inflated prices. This example highlights the serious consequences of internet crime."
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Computer Privacy and Government Security, 2005.
This paper analyzes the historical context of the Patriot Act and other laws regulating government access to computer data.
5,135 words (approx. 20.5 pages), 31 sources, MLA, $ 128.95
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This paper provides a thorough history of privacy laws, following them from the American Revolution through the McCarthy Era to the modern War on Terror. Specifically, it focuses on electronic privacy to determine the validity of Patriot Act. The paper's two sections, Historical Electronic Privacy Issues and Current Computer Privacy Laws, provide a complete spectrum of the benefits and detriments of the modern privacy laws.
Paper Outline:
Introduction
Historical Electronic Privacy Issues
Current Computer Privacy Issues
Works Cited
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"Uniform Resource Locators "point" to a specific section of information, usually a web page, at a particular machine, whereas telephone numbers reference only the machine corresponding the the number, not any particular information. Law enforcement agents can visit the URL's and recall the information that the subject viewed, but they cannot dial a telephone number and hear the suspect's discussion (Electronic Privacy Information Center). In some instances, URL's even reveal the information given by a subject."
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ABC Widget Company: Employee Handbook Privacy Section, 2005.
A look at how the ABC Widget Company has addressed the issue of employee privacy rights in the work place.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 35.95
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This paper presents the ABC Widget Company's handbook on employee privacy rights. The privacy rights issues addressed in the handbook include the following: The rights of workers to personal privacy in the workplace, information technology and email privacy, and expectations and requirements of ABC for its employees in the exercise of their duties and responsibilities in the workplace.
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"In the Age of Information, there are increasing concerns being voiced about what can legitimately be expected to be kept private, and how these issues affect employees' rights in the workplace. According to Hayden, Hendricks and Novak (1990, most adults spend approximately one-half of their waking hours in the workplace today, and it is therefore not surprising that employment practices affect a broad range of privacy rights. With the sole exception of polygraph ("lie-detector") testing, there are not many areas of workplace activities that are addressed by the U.S. Constitution or national privacy laws. As a result, employers in the United States have a great deal of flexibility in collecting data on their employees, regulating their access to personnel files, and disclosing the contents of employee files to those outside the organization. Besides the issue of personnel files, workplace privacy involves such practices as polygraph testing, drug testing, computer and telephone monitoring, and interference with personal lifestyle (Hayden et al., 1990)."
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Privacy in the Global Workplace, 2004.
A look at the issues surrounding privacy in today's workplace that have arisen from advances in technology.
1,164 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how privacy in the workplace is one of the most burning and charged issues nowadays and how it is widely discussed internationally. The paper also explores the topic of privacy in the workplace by stating that privacy is a basic and fundamental human right, which is of particular importance for Americans, since the right to privacy has always been central to their major liberties and freedoms. It discusses how the information age has initiated a paradigm shift in the sphere of privacy and how the contemporary meaning of this concept is much wider and more complicated. It shows how the existence of computer data banks makes it easier to store large amounts of personal information about the employees.
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"The problem is not simply about storing information on PCs at work. Frederick Lane in his The Naked Employee: How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy suggests a statistics that nearly half of all employers in the US review their workers' e-mails from time to time let alone the personal phone call, web-surfing and video recording. Lane also speaks about employers? using such technological developments as GPS monitoring of the cars belonging to a company or even infra-red ID cards for the location tracking. Keystroke loggers can be used to check every key pressed on a computer keyboard in order to control information that is typed and further deleted."
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