Information Technology Act Vivian Pearson BIS/220 June 10‚ 2013 Daina Scott There are several advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of certain acts. The two acts which will be discussed in my paper are the Children’s Online Privacy Act of 1998 and The Children Internet Protection Act. Children’s online Privacy Act COPPA‚ 1998 The Children’s Online Privacy Act is a federal law constructed to limit the collection and
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2010-2012/FW/B5 SUBJECT: LEGAL SYSTEM TOPIC: RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT PROVIDES A TOOL TO IMPROVE TRANSPERANCY & VALUE-ADDED PRACTISES IN PUBLIC DOMAIN SUBMITTED ON: November 7‚ 2010 SUBMITTED TO: INDEX SR. NO. | TOPIC | PAGE NO. | 1 | INTRODUCTION | 3 | 2 | RTI & THE ELEMENTS OF GOOD GOVERNANCE | 5 | 3 | THE 3-STAGE REGIME FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION | 7 | 4 | HOW A CITIZEN SHOULD GO ABOUT EXERCISING HIS/HER RIGHT TO INFORMATION | 7 | 5 | A FEW USEFUL TIPS WHEN FRAMING QUESTIONS |
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What were the advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of each act? Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991/Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 XBIS/220 Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991/Do Not Call Implementation Act 2003 These days no matter where you look there is some type of information technology in your presence. It can be seen while someone is walking‚ eating lunch in a cafe or even driving
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Information Technology Acts There are several advances in information technology that resulted in new ethical issues necessitating the creation of certain acts. The two acts which will be discussed in this paper are the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000‚ and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974. Children’s Internet Protection Act‚ 2000 The Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) is a federal law which was passed by Congress to allocate the offensive content over the
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Information Technology Acts I have chosen write about the No Electronic Theft Act 1997 because I believe music and videos that are downloaded for free from the internet are ruining those industries. I also chose to write about the Children’s Internet Protection Act 2000 due to the fact I have two children that will be using the internet shortly. Constant changes in technology have led to bad practices and criminal charges that necessitated the creation of these acts. No Electronic Theft Act
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Information Technology Acts As information technology continues to advance so does the need to protect consumers from the new ethical issues that arises. Congress tries to protect consumers from numerous ethical issues through developing and passing of laws. These advances happen so rapidly that it becomes difficult to foresee ethical issues. One of many ethical issues related to information technology is the ease of access to consumers’ personal information. Telemarketing companies’ acquire
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The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is the embodiment of the public’s right to know about the activities of its government. Transparency is an integral part of a democracy and is necessary to hold a government accountable to its people. FOIA is a foundational transparency law‚ and one of the most important tools in creating and maintaining a transparent and accountable government. It is the primary mechanism by which the public can gain access to government information. FOIA has proven to be extremely
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Information Technology Acts That Work Introduction to Computer Application and Systems Information Technology Acts That Work Over the last three to four decades‚ computers and technology are improving very rapidly. Electronic devices seem to be taking over everything we do. There are many people who unfortunately‚ lost their jobs because of new technology. For example‚ according to Voorhis (2010)‚ “Some of the 13‚000 Wichita-area jobs lost since 2008 are gone
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About Right to Information 1) This Act may be called the Right to Information Act‚ 2005. 2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. 3) The provisions of sub-section (1) of section 4‚ sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 5‚ sections 12‚ 13‚ 15‚16‚ 24 ‚ 27 and 28 shall come into force at once‚ and the remaining provisions of this Act shall come into force on the one hundred and twentieth day of its enactment. When does it come into force
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privacy verses national security to the forefront. The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (FAA) currently up for reauthorization in Congress is an excellent example of another implementation of this debate. Some members of Congress argue that the bill does not do enough to protect privacy however‚ when looking over the provisions and history of the FAA there should be no debate about its ability to effectively gather valuable information while appropriately respecting privacy interests. The FAA should be reauthorized
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