getting poorer. But how bad have things really gotten? In an article written by Cory Doctorow‚ on BoingBoing.net‚ I came across some staggering statistics. “40% of all American workers make less than $20‚000 a year.” “In the United States today‚ the wealthiest one percent of all Americans have a greater net worth than the bottom 90 percent combined.” “49.7 million Americans are living in poverty. That is
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What does privacy really mean and why do people want it? It’s a fair question to ask‚ especially when looking at the internet‚ a global system that connects you to billions of people (Oxforddictionaries.com). There are endless amounts of details you can discover about a particular person on the internet. Some people enjoy the fact that they can access so much about another person with just a click of a button‚ while others fear it. That is why people take precautions‚ limiting the amount of access
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Online Marketing Jeton Sabanovski Southern New Hampshire University In today’s world‚ marketing research has begun to use the Internet and popular social networking sites such as‚ Facebook and Twitter‚ to gather personal information of all users. It’s becoming a lot easier for companies to connect directly with customers and collect individual information that goes into a computer database. This information can also be matched to other websites and share
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Privacy‚ Laws‚ and Security Measures Percy A. Grisby II Computer Ethics January 23‚ 2015 Professor Sonya M. Dennis Privacy is the rights an organization or an individual has to collect‚ disclose‚ retain and use their personal information (Subramanian‚ 2008). When we talk about privacy‚ most of the times it deals with private information which is the information that are linked directly or indirectly to an individual. Private information helps identify customers‚ employees and other stakeholders
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transactions in this field. But those systems are so powerful at the time they also cost more. In small-scale businesses or the retail section‚ we come-up to something unique and easy to access POS (Point of Sale System). It will be available both online and offline. A system capable of adapting multiple lines of businesses‚ this system will be free of charge in order to solve the expensive problem in the retail section. Statement of the Problem Main Problem Daily transactions are done manually
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[2009] 5 MLJ ciii Malayan Law Journal Articles 2009 PRIVACY AND PERSONAL DATA PROTECTION IN THE MALAYSIAN COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR — EXISTING IN A VOID? PK Yong Advocate and Solicitor LLM (Information Technology and Telecommunications Law) Introduction Networks and services‚ which provide a secure environment‚ are fundamental to consumer confidence. This confidence rests on the premise that the privacy of communication is protected. At its basic core‚ this means respect for fundamental human
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Privacy and Security on the Internet Tommy E. Wylie Jr. 2013 MAY SOS-110-OL010 Thomas Edison State College Privacy and Security on the Internet In this information age Internet security is a vital part of people’s lives. Some people do not understand or have the education to comprehend how important privacy and Internet security is. When I searched about privacy and security on bing.com‚ there were 470 million results. Rather than clicking on the first result that pops up‚ do some investigating
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Traditional vs Online Education‚ More Similarities Than Differences Angelia Hunter COM/170 August 3‚ 2014 Eva Harvey There are more similarities between traditional and online schools than most people realize. Eighteen years ago at a local community college‚ the core classes were offered from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm‚ Monday through Friday. A schedule for the recent high school graduate in mind‚ whose only responsibility would be to attend school‚ most likely would not work for most employed adults
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Word Count - 766 The Diminishing Privacy by Technology People use computers on a daily basis. They are a familiar modern convenience that employers and households are accustomed to. While they offer a wealth of services that make life much easier‚ many may not fully comprehend that paying bills‚ purchasing an item‚ or even applying for a job on the computer may put their privacy at risk. Numerous hours are spent online everyday to shop‚ send emails‚ pay bills‚ download music‚ and the list
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