Emerging Technology and Its Legal Issues in the 21st Century
By JZ
1. As technology advances, we as individuals are provided with a better standard of living and a more stabilized life. New technology is also the major driving force of our economy, breaking down barriers between countries and allowing for easier communication. But with this advancement of technology brings a large range of complicated legal and ethical issues.
2. Governments face many challenges in trying to make regulations and laws where technology is concerned. The reason for this is because technology continues to advance therefore new issues that have never been seen before will arise. One of the major issues with technological advancement is privacy.
3. Everyday, Australians are shopping online, socializing with friend’s online and storing information online. Being able to access the world wide web has allowed us to connect around the world, but the more time we spend on it, the more of our personal life gets uploaded and the more easier it is for people to invade our privacy.
4. Privacy is defined as the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people. It is a fundamental human right recognized by the UN Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and many other international and regional treaties.
5. Privacy issues are mainly found throughout the cyberspace. Cyberspace is defined as the environment in which electronic communication occurs; the culture of the Internet. Individuals face privacy issues on the cyberspace because of the jurisdictions of cyberspace.
6. Like any other new area of human activity, there is a need for laws to regulate it, and currently no government or court can claim cyberspace as its exclusive jurisdiction.
7. In cyberspace there are only a few barriers that can protect individuals from harmful contents. When online people tend to reveal things they are less likely to reveal in real life. Social networks such as Facebook or
1. As technology advances, we as individuals are provided with a better standard of living and a more stabilized life. New technology is also the major driving force of our economy, breaking down barriers between countries and allowing for easier communication. But with this advancement of technology brings a large range of complicated legal and ethical issues.
2. Governments face many challenges in trying to make regulations and laws where technology is concerned. The reason for this is because technology continues to advance therefore new issues that have never been seen before will arise. One of the major issues with technological advancement is privacy.
3. Everyday, Australians are shopping online, socializing with friend’s online and storing information online. Being able to access the world wide web has allowed us to connect around the world, but the more time we spend on it, the more of our personal life gets uploaded and the more easier it is for people to invade our privacy.
4. Privacy is defined as the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people. It is a fundamental human right recognized by the UN Declaration of Human Rights, International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and many other international and regional treaties.
5. Privacy issues are mainly found throughout the cyberspace. Cyberspace is defined as the environment in which electronic communication occurs; the culture of the Internet. Individuals face privacy issues on the cyberspace because of the jurisdictions of cyberspace.
6. Like any other new area of human activity, there is a need for laws to regulate it, and currently no government or court can claim cyberspace as its exclusive jurisdiction.
7. In cyberspace there are only a few barriers that can protect individuals from harmful contents. When online people tend to reveal things they are less likely to reveal in real life. Social networks such as Facebook or