The Value of Digital Privacy in an Information Technology Age Assignment 2 Dr. Mark P. Glantz Law‚ Ethics & Corp. Governance LEG 500 July 28‚ 2012 The Value of Digital Privacy in an Information Technology Age 1. List and describe at least three (3) technologies that allow an individual to research citizen’s private data. Google.com is a technology which allows an individual to search for information on another person. If you are looking for information
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Ethics of Workplace Electronic Surveillance 1 INTRODUCTION Video cameras‚ key loggers‚ cameras‚ and firewalls. These are just a few of the types of technology used to monitor employees at work. What are the legal restrictions given to employers? In this paper we will examine ethical arguments from both points of views; the employees‚ and the employers. This paper is split between 4 sections. Section 1 is the introduction which explains what this paper is about. Section 2 will describe surveillance
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PATRIOT Act: Right or Wrong. On September 11th of 2001 the United States was attacked. Many people died and through that drama the United States was unified with a singular goal of stopping terrorism. While many people were willing to sacrifice a few freedoms for the greater good‚ others were asking where is the line between the government fighting terrorism and abusing a situation to expand its dominion over the public. The United States government passed a bill called the PATRIOT Act to simplify
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Assignment 2: The Value of Digital Privacy in and Information Technology Age LEG 500 - Law‚ Ethics‚ and Corporate Governance 1. List and describe at least three (3) technologies that allow an individual to research citizens ’ private data. A technology that allows an individual to research private data is the Global Positioning System (GPS). This “is a navigation and precise-positioning tool” (Glasscoe‚ 1998) developed in the early seventy’s by the Department of Defense. Although GPS was
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This decision protects the privacy rights of people who commit even a minor offense‚ or those who were arrested for an offense they did not commit. This decision will also protect those arrested with laptops‚ tablets‚ cameras‚ and other technology. By this decision the Court also protected free speech under the First Amendment‚ as people would have to limit what they said if they knew the government could read your emails‚ listen to your voice messages‚ and review your internet searches. The
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essential policies: the Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) and the Electronic Funds Transfer Act (EFTA). The Electronic Communications Privacy Act‚ an extension of the Federal Wiretap Statute‚ was endorsed in 1986 (Justice Information Sharing‚ 2010). This was a necessary implementation with how technology was diversifying ways to communicate and share information. In order to oversee and safeguard technological advancements such as email‚ cordless and cell phone communications‚ and electronically
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resources likewise make creates the debate has the Government crossed the privacy barriers and overly monitor the citizens. After you search things online or send private text‚ have you ever wondered if Government agencies have access to your electronic privacy? The other situation is that of civilian use of drones and our privacy rights being lost in the process. The technological progress we are gaining‚ yet have we lost our privacy as a result. First‚ let us consider our rights as an American
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employees’ private life away from the workplace private. Employee Privacy Rights in the Workplace The Eye That Is Watching Employee monitoring is becoming more widespread throughout the United States. There are various methods of employee monitoring being used. A few of the monitoring methods are video cameras‚ Internet wiretapping‚ global positioning system (GPS)‚ electronic eavesdropping‚ and biometric identifiers. With the use of video cameras‚ W.T. “Ted” Sandlin
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Should Companies Have The Right To Monitor Employees’ E-mails And Phone Conversations? Employees watch out when using communication‚ whether e-mail or phone‚ at work‚ you never know who may be listening. Should companies have the right to monitor employees’ e-mails and phone conversation? Most studies believe that they‚ employers‚ do have the right to monitor the e-mail and phone conversations of their employees‚ as long as they are notified of the fact. There is a tremendous amount of literature
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the unethical act that has been committed is where law would come into play. “Violations of the Law is reinforced by the police and carried out through the court system” (Battle‚ 2010‚ Para. 2). When laws are broken there is usually a fine set to pay for the act‚ however when a person is unethical or violates an ethical code the law is not always involved‚ therefore‚ there may or may not be any consequences to the violation. We live in an information technology world. How we act effects our everyday
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