...Title: Communication and Information Technology Paper Marcia Williams HCA/320Course 08/16/2010 Marcia Baker Communication and information Technology Paper Each year technology has become more advance making professionals interaction among people within the business community much better and faster. Especially the internet people are flocking to be a part of that network. There is more virtual banking where cooperation’s are conducting business in a virtual setting. It cut back on their administrative costs tremendously various businesses has capitalized with the utilization of the internet and the Healthcare Industry is a huge beneficiary. Over a period of time many doctors gave such resistance to incorporate the use of modern technology in their daily routines such as entering information on patients, or even a progress or update note in a database or computer system. Many physicians were set in their own way; as the old saying goes a person cannot teach an old dog new tricks it is the same with moving away from paper and welcoming electronic. Almost every specialist embraces the usage of the internet perfect examples of the specialists are Radiologists, Cardiologists to list a few. Electronic Medical Records The utilization of paper records and information’s has been existed...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper George Tomadakis BIS/220 January 16, 2012 Marry Robbins Information Technology Acts Paper Pornography has been legally available in the United States since the 1970’s. It was controlled from being readily available to minors just by the nature that it had to be sold in a physical state (magazine, DVD). There was an adult involved the majority of the time providing it to another adult face to face. This was a very sound control. Then the Internet came in the 1990’s, children had unsupervised access. The porn industry went crazy; they would do anything to get anyone to their sites. Children were being exposed to it and it was deemed harmful. Congress tried to pass laws to stop it, but every direction they went was determined to be unconstitutional. Finally technology prevailed, to an extent. Maybe Congress could not pass a law that would penalize the distributor; they could pass a law that would affect the end user that received federal money. On December 15, 2000 Congress added the Children’s Internet Protection Act and President Bill Clinton signed it into law on December 21, 2000. The Act places restrictions on entities receiving Federal funding. They must use policies and technology that blocks or filters certain material from being accessed using the internet. ("American Library Association", 1997-2012). The Internet with all of its wonders was not only being used to show are children imagery and information, the technology was...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper MPS BIS/220 July 21, 2014 JM Information Technology Acts Paper With the advancement of technology, like practically everything which exists, comes the pros and the cons, the advantages and disadvantages, the benefits and the liabilities. The Internet or the World Wide Web is no different. It has exposed individuals to a literal wealth of information. It has opened borders, exposed cultures and vastly improved knowledge and productivity. In essence, the Internet has made the world a "smaller" place in that, a person can hold a face-to-face conversation with another person on the other side of the world without ever boarding a plane and information can be sent hundreds of thousands of miles in seconds. But this information highway is not only used to share useful and appropriate information but also harmful and offensive messages, leaving the most vulnerable users, children, at risk. In an effort to protect American children using the vast and almost uncensored internet, in 2000, two Acts took effect, the Children's Internet Protection Act, 1998 and Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, 2000. Due to the advancement in information technology and rising ethical issues, these Acts were necessary in order to hold internet vendors and website operators accountable for the proper handling of children where their personal information and the nature of the information they are exposed to are applicable. The first Act, The Children's Internet...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper Joseph Morales University of Phoenix BIS 220 Gregory Peterson March 11, 2014 Information Technology Acts Paper With the advent of technology and many uses of it, come new ethical problems. Technology has helped out in many ways such as making business and personal communication efficient and effective. It has also changed how companies run the business and how consumers purchase goods. Technology has also made it much easier to do research and review things that are of interest or needed for many things. The internet is an example and one of the most widely used for all of these technological purposes. Telecommunications such as phones is another technology and has been around for some time now but has been exploited for unethical uses. Unethical uses of telecommunications and the internet is also a reason why some of these acts such as the Do Not Call Implementation Act, 2003 and the Children’s Internet Protection Act has been put in place. To bombard people with phone calls to solicit business is believed to be unethical. This is a reason why the Do Not Call Implementation Act, 2003 was put into place. By inputting any personal information on the internet such as when applying for a new credit card for example, that opens the flood gates to solicitors accessing that information and potentially inundating one with phone calls. This act made it illegal for telemarketers to contact registered phone numbers, the law did not extent to...
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...Information Technology Act Lizette Ortiz-Ortiz BIS/220 November 13, 2012 Professor Aníbal López-Torres Information Technology Act * Electronic Funds Transfer Act of 1978 * The Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Act was signed by Jimmy Carter on 1978. The purpose of the creation of this act was to protect peoples and institutions money on electronic transactions. This act is part of the Credit Card Consumers Act and the ETF was not considered this act was created. “The EFT Act contains important provisions concerting entry of consumers into the EFT system, delineation of rights of parties involved in EFT use, and establishment of liability for unlawful EFT use” (Fox, 1980, p. 212). The definition for EFT in the act is “a transfer of funds is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone, computer (including on-line banking) or magnetic tape for the purpose of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial institution to debit or credit a consumer’s account. EFTs include, but are not limited to point-of-sale (POS) transfers; automated teller machine (ATM) transfers; direct deposits or withdrawals of funds; transfers initiated by telephone; and transfers resulting from debit card transactions, whether or not initiated through an electronic terminal” (Electronic Funds Transfer Act of 1978, Section 205.3(b)). By having EFT defined, clearly can demonstrate...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper University of Phoenix Information Technology Acts Paper To start, I will begin with introducing my first Act that I am covering, The "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act Of 2003" Otherwise known as the (CAN-SPAM Act) of 2003. The CAN-SPAM Act defines a "commercial electronic mail message" ("CEMM") as any electronic mail message, the primary purpose of which is commercial advertisement or the promotion of a commercial product or service (including content on an Internet web site operated for a commercial purpose). To put it all in a nutshell the best I can; Emails and the internet are now becoming more and more popular now it’s 2003. Advancement in Computer systems and electronic mail messages led to a big increase in business’s in America sending misleading or deceptive emails to try to sell a product or service. To summarize it in a few sentences, businesses were flat out lying via subject headings, addresses, having multiple email accounts, etc. etc. Also, Sending a CEMM that includes sexually oriented material without adequate warnings in the subject heading and an opt out message prior to displaying any additional information in the message is prohibited. With Microsoft, Apple, and others producing advancement in computers, phones, and technology, the internet was becoming a portal for pornography companies and others to sell their product or service. The American public got tired of it and told...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper Bis/220 3/9/2013 Paul Porch Information Technology Acts Paper The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act) was created in response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. This act once passed became a law almost immediately, less than two months after the attacks. This Act has been modified thru the years implementing better rules to help protect our country. In 2006 the Act was modified once again, this time including a some modifications with technology. “The Act brought the law up to date with current technology, so we no longer have to fight a digital-age battle with antique weapons-legal authorities leftover from the era of rotary telephones. When investigating the murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, for example, law enforcement used one of the Act's new authorities to use high-tech means to identify and locate some of the killers.” ("Justice Information Sharing Department Of Justice"). This Act also extends to law enforcement and foreign intelligence purposes. The purpose of the Act was to enable the government to investigate any potential terrorist more efficiently and effectively. “It expands the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to regulate the activities of U.S. financial institutions, to combat money laundering.” (“The PATRIOT Act Revisited ,” 2004). As with anything the government...
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... Communication and Information Technology Paper Electronic medical records Ginger The electronic medical records are medical records that are computerized for the use of hospital or office of physicians. The system allows storage, modification and retrieval of patients’ records. This is efficient because it eliminates the records being paper based and doctors can record data at the moment they are talking to the patient. The effectiveness of electronic medical record errors is less likely to happen because everything will be electronic. By law health care providers are to have patients’ records for seven years. When a provider has to look up information on patients’ history al there information well be in one place, instead all over the place with paper based records. The electronic medical records are becoming more common means of recording information of patients. It has not been easy from transition of paper charting to the use of electronic medical records. There are people in the health care profession who find it time consuming and difficult to use; however, electronic medical record present advantages to their paper counterparts. The advantage to electronic medical record includes that repetitive information can decrease. The healthcare professional remotely can access the information. When information have been up-to-date all healthcare provider have access to it. The information is less likely to be destroyed or lost. Depending...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper Justine Huffman BIS/220 July 28, 2014 Vivien Lewis Information Technology Acts Paper With the advances in information technology (IT) today, individual’s personal and business lives are improving in a numerous amount of ways. Regrettably, with new technology advances, comes a growing amount of ethical issues such as an invasion of property, privacy and easy access to sensitive information. With personal information being stored in databases and shared over the web privacy can be breached with just a couple clicks of a button. Ethical issues that have formed from the advancements in IT call for new acts to be put in place to protect the privacy of today’s consumers. The Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 and the Do Not Call Implementation Act of 2003 are examples of Acts that are being created because of the ethical issue being formed from the advancements in IT. The Children’s Internet Protection Act was sign in to law on December 21, 2000 by President Bill Clinton. This act was designed for public libraries and public schools to apply filters and monitoring to block visual depictions of obscenity, child pornography and material harmful to minors (Canon, 2001). Before schools or libraries adopt the act the must hold at least one public hearing or meeting to address the proposal. Schools and libraries must meet two certification requirements: 1) the Internet safety policy must monitor the online activities of minors and 2)...
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...BIS/220 Version 1 April 9, 2010 Information Technology Acts Paper Many laws have been implemented by Congress to protect the integrity of United States citizens. With this fast technology growth. Several of these laws are not even ten years old, especially some Information Technology Acts. As the nation grows, our laws grow just as fast. Information Technology is the “acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of telecommunications and computing”. Includes various areas incluing, computer software and hardware, programming langueages and processes. After doing extensive research in a lot of the Technology Acts, the following acts are going to be discussed within this paper; Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, (CFAA) 1986 and Children’s Protection Act, 2000 (CIPA). CFAA was introduced to reduce cracking of computer systems and to address Federal computer related offenses. This act, which is codified as 18 U.S.C § 1030 covers most federal computer related offenses. California was the first state to legislate a reporting requirement for computer hackers. The CFAA mainly deals with people who have exceeded the scope of authorized access and computer hackers. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. The CFAA knows that a cyber-attack can damage a business as well as incur substantial costs responding to unauthorized use or computer hacking. It would not surprise me...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper Advances in technology made it possible to obtain almost any information needed by accessing the World Wide Web. These advances have also paved the way for predators and unwarranted solicitors to retrieve private information. Most homes are either equipped with or have access to a computer and Internet. This technology used to be reserved for the government and businesses but is readily available for the individual consumer. The advances have not only made it possible to access information at home but also encourage teenagers and younger children to participate in gathering information via the Internet. Access to the web by children led to the enactment of laws such as the Children Internet Protection Act (CIPA) and the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). These acts were implemented as a security method to aid in the protection of minors. Some websites containing nudity, online pornography, and other explicit content are banned from exploiting children. Children are viewed as easy victims to trick into providing private information or soliciting monetary compensation for obscene content. Because of this perception, additional laws are necessary to protect children when in comes to information technology. CIPA places restrictions on schools and libraries such as limiting the support of federal funding if certain requirements are not adhered. This act was signed by former President Bill Clinton in December 21, 2000. The design...
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...Information Technology Act Paper Dannie Roettger BIS220 February 14, 2013 Paul Kirchner Information Technology Act Paper In the ever changing fast paced world of information technology where information is bought, sold and traded for financial gain. Our governments have had to invent laws to ensure that our personal information is safe and not being used improperly. Two of the laws or acts we will explore in this paper are the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and the Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1970. We will look why these laws were enacted and the benefits that have come from these acts. The first act we are going to look at is the telephone consumer protection act. The Telephone Consumer Protection Act or the TCPA was passed on December 20, 1991 and went in to affect just one year later ("Telephone Consumer Protection Act (tcpa)", 2012). This act was put in place to stop the harassing telemarketers and regulate the selling of personal information. The TCPA was passed to regulate telemarketers and to add some ethical guidelines to their operating practices. Some of the benefits that came from the TCPA was telemarketers could only call residents between the hours of 8 AM and 9 PM. Another regulation that came from the telephone consumer protection act was the No Call List ("Telephone Consumer Protection Act (tcpa)", 2012). If a person requested to be on the no call list the telemarketer must place that consumer on the no call list and not call the consumer again....
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...advances in information technology resulted in new ethical issues that needed to addressed and necessitating the creation of The United States Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 and the Children’s Internet Protection Act of 2000 are to be addressed in this paper. The advancement in information technology such as the world wide web, search engines, YouTube, and virtual databases have made it easily accessible to obtain personal information, but also grant anyone access to age-inappropriate sites. The United States Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986 (referred to in this article as the "Act") was an amendment to the Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984 (the "1984 Act"). It was the first comprehensive legislation in the United States to identify and provide for the prosecution of crimes committed through and against computer systems (Zegarelli, 2002). The initial 1984 Act addressed crimes in a very limited circle involving the government computers, but also consumer credit and government data, but did not cover any areas outside the afore mentioned scopes. Technology advancements made it necessary to protect everyone’s privacy since it had become much easier to store and access an individual’s personal data within a corporation’s database. According to our text: “privacy is the right to be left alone and to be free of unreasonable personal intrusions. Information privacy is the right to determine when, and to what extent, information about yourself...
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...Information Technology Acts Paper Jessica Jordan BIS/220 Mai Nguyen October 17, 2011 Information technology has greatly advanced through the years. For the most part, these advancements are beneficial to consumers, however, the advancements have also made it necessary for the government to step in to create acts in order to set restrictions and help protect consumers’ rights. Two of the acts implemented are the Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000 and the Do Not Call Implementation Act, 2003. The Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000 is a federal law that requires schools and libraries to certify that they have an Internet safety policy that takes measures to block or filter Internet access to pictures that are obscene or child pornographic and, for computers that are accessible to minors, pictures that are harmful to minors. Schools and libraries are also required to implement an Internet safety policy which addresses minors’ access to inappropriate matter, minors’ use of electronic mail and chat rooms, unauthorized access by minors online, disclosure of personal information regarding minors, and minors’ access to harmful materials. Also, schools are required to monitor online activities of minors (Federal Communications Commission Guide, 2011). The advances in information technology that resulted in the Children’s Internet Protection Act, 2000 are the popularity of the Internet and the ease of access to share information through this source. The Internet...
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...Nowadays, technology is advancing at an exponential rate. Over the last two decades or so, everyone in the world has essentially become connected to one another via computer, the internet, and social media. But as the world becomes more connected, does it also become more vulnerable? Let’s be honest, not everyone in the world has everyone else’s best interest at heart. How many times have you had to turn off the ringer of your phone because of the nonstop assault of telemarketer calls? How many emails have you received saying you’ve won the lottery in London or that the Prince of Nigeria would like to conduct business with you? It is these types of issues that motivated the United States Congress to enact several laws to protect America and its citizens from technological attacks and exploitation. In this paper, I will describe two such acts and discuss the advances in technology that resulted in new ethical issues making each such act necessary. In 2002, the United States Government enacted the Federal Information Security Management Act (44 U.S.C. § 3541, et seq.), or FISMA. FISMA recognizes the significance of information security to the economic and national security interests of the United States and mandates that each federal agency develops documents, and implements an agency wide program to provide information security for that agency ("FISMA Center", 2010). This law was enacted due to the thousands of cyber-attacks of several Federal Agencies by both foreign and domestic...
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