4/12/10 Notes

Privacy of Information in Different Cultures

With a click of a button you can post pictures and information over the internet on social networking sites allowing people to paint an alarmingly accurate picture of who you are.

In the UK strict measurements are taken to prevent any theft of personal information on databases.
Individuals have rightsd over the information they dislose to the organizations.
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Biometrics are used as security restricting access to certain parties, there are opposing argumetns on whether this is ethical or not.

It is legal to rack cyber records in the US.

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Social consequences of the release of sensitive data stored in databases
It is important to try to proetct data from being stolen
sensiive data can be easily recovered even though you may have thought they were deleted

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Database selling

Inofmation can be sold to brokers and companies, which are privacy and security issues

Database informatin should be kept private

No one has the right to access any1 elses secure information

There are laws relating to this issue

he database only collects necessary information and then lets the owner know about stored info and must allow owner to access information or change any information

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Social consequences of outdated or incorrect information in databases.

If a databses has incorrect information about you, you may not be able to get prodeuct(mailing lists)

Databases can record what you interested in based on likes and information from other database breaches