Cybercrime and privacy Have you noticed that today the Internet becomes the main means of communication and education considering each perspective? Everyone “surfs” on the Internet “chats” on the Internet… and the slang concerning the Internet has already been deeply rooted in societies worldwide. It is widely accepted and its drawbacks are completely neglected. Generally‚ the whole latest inventions‚ dating from 80s hither are uncritically established. Observe that the prefix “cyber-“is
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National Security vs the Right to Privacy In 1776‚ America’s founding fathers made it clear the primary and constitutional responsibility of the United States government was to provide safety for its citizens. In addition‚ it became the American government’s duty to protect its constituents against any threat of terrorism. This role is not taken lightly in the United States‚ due to the fact that Americans value the security and safety of their country. However‚ there are others who believe civil
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Many people assume that they have a right to personal privacy no matter what the circumstance. This is a reasonable assumption; no one wants details of their conversations‚ movements‚ and actions publicized after a traumatic event. Often times people want the opportunity to grieve‚ recover‚ or processes what has happened to them without having to worry about what they have done or said being put on display for the country to see. On the other side of that‚ humans are inherently curious creatures
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lock and key method is also known to many in the professional word. The only time we are permitted to break confidentiality is when we feel our client is in danger of being abused or has been abused or a situation where one’s life is in danger‚ this also includes self-harm or a severe mental disability. When speaking of a client with a severe mental disability we can only break confidentiality if a family member is unaware of the client’s condition‚ and the social worker feels a cause for alarm. Besides
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A person’s right to privacy is a fundamental human right that can neither be subsumed under law nor derogated from any nation’s constitution‚ however legislation is still needed in most countries to provide a framework for its definition and regulation. In Nigeria‚ a citizen’s right to privacy is spelt out in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999); Section 37 ‘Right to Private and Family Life’ provides: ‘the privacy of citizens‚ their homes‚ correspondence‚ telephone conversations
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advantages. One of the concerning issues is the personal privacy. In internet age‚ privacy‚ as defined by Alan Westin in Privacy and Freedom (1970) is “The claim of individuals‚ groups or institutions to determine for themselves when‚ how and to what extent information about them is communicated to others.” The current advanced computer technology increases capabilities to track‚ store and analysis personal data‚ which threatens individual’s privacy and security in using ICT. Though surveys showed that
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October 28‚ 2014 Security Versus Privacy In this era of terrorism‚ It is difficult to achieve both privacy and security. Individual privacy in this innovative age is no longer private .I think keeping our nation safe is a paramount. If the safety of citizens needs the NSA programs‚ what is a big deal in it?People think that they are being monitored each waking moment. When will this agitation stop‚ reason and sense kick in? Security and Privacy go hand in hand and both are needed. But
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undermines its privacy is generally looked down upon. However‚ according to Mark Zuckerberg‚ founder of Facebook‚ privacy loss is the “social norm” and is being accepted more readily as the online community has no strict privacy expectations anymore. Essentially‚ Zuckerberg is correct in the sense that as Facebook evolves and delivers more accessible features that connects the online social world‚ it should come at the expense of something‚ which usually comes in the form of our personal privacy. In February
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Privacy is a valuable interest and is now threatened more than ever by technological advances. Privacy is defined as the ability to control the collection‚ use‚ and dissemination of personal information (Fast Trac Course ). At one time people could once feel confident that what others may find out about them would be treated in a way that it would probably do any harm. Information technology has been beneficial for privacy. By having access to ATMs and online banking we rarely have to present ourselves
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The Threat of Internet Privacy With the ever rising use of the internet‚ as well as online banking in businesses‚ this brings the concern that hackers and viruses may have the ability to access your private information. Recent developments in internet security have been shown to decrease and destroy nearly all internet viruses. Microsoft associates have proven that there are many ways around our man made barriers called firewalls’. The question is whether or not your private information
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