...Technology and Privacy Jurgen Debooserie Accounting Information Systems 04/24/2015 Technology and Privacy Over the last few years, technology and privacy have been transformed in an encouraging and dangerous realm. Technology provides us with easy access to information anywhere, improves communication between entities, enhances efficiency and productivity, and introduces social networking. This whole new world opens a lot of opportunities for every industry, but it has also has its downfalls. Since entities are using technology to communicate with each other, we need to be aware of how private our conversations are. According to Oxford Dictionaries, privacy is the state or condition of being free from being observed or disturbed by other people or the state of being free from public attention. In today’s society, we have several social networking websites including Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn. The things we do and say online leave a trail behind of our personal information. Everyone can track us when users post pictures, click a hyperlink, send emails, turn on locations, and it gives companies the opportunity to public access and the ability to store it. Companies and the government collect information in ways that might could threaten our freedoms, because when corporations acquire our information they sell it back to the highest bidder, while the government introduces laws that allows them to monitor us like never before. It affects our freedom of speech, undermines...
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...Privacy and Technology In 1965, co-founder of Intel Gordon Moore made a prediction about the rate at which computer chip technologies would continue to expand into the future years. His prediction proved to be accurate, and today the processing power of microchips is continuing to double every 18 months. In a society constantly striving to become bigger and more profitable, a new era of advanced technologies has been adopted to perpetuate itself ahead of the global race for expansion. However, the mass development of new innovations in technology has not gone without a noticeable impact across all domains of society. As the transition into the future rapidly ensues, social and economical impacts have become more and more prevalent. One question to be considered in the race to improve and expand the nation is whether or not there is an equal amount of attention and emphasis being put on preserving our social values versus the importance put on pursuing economical gain. Many argue that the introduction of technology into modern society has brought about a world of positive change through which has offered immense advancements in global connectivity, efficiency, and quality of life. While the majority of new technologies are individually worthy of being considered great accomplishments throughout the technological world, they have collaboratively worked together to create an abundance of distractions throughout school and the work place as well as contribute to diminishing traditional...
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...Running head: TECHNOLOGY AND PRIVACY 1 Technology and Privacy Shawna Greiner SOC 120 Jenna Soard April 22, 2012 Technology 2 There was not such a thing known of as technology back in the beginning of time, but now technology has become the biggest thing used; it is so powerful throughout the world, that it is the number one thing used for just about everything in our everyday life. People have to have technology at a majority of their jobs in order to complete their tasks, Hospitals have to have it in order to take care of people and most of all keep track of files and records of people, government offices are the biggest one to have the technology that keeps all or a majority of information about every single human being that has lived. Another big technology that is done, but has been taken out of proportion is the internet and privacy. People that want to steal, take advantage of another person’s personal information, whether their social security number, physical address, work and income information along with credit, and bank accounts, then it is used to the person stealing it for their own advantage which later destroys the victim a lot of times. Technology has advanced to our own freedom...
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...! ! Privacy Technology ! ! Team 7 Summer 2014 ! ! COPYRIGHT TEAM7 !1 Privacy Technology Executive Summary Introduction System Architectural Case1: Create a privacy policy. Case2: Save an unfinished privacy policy form Case3: Upload Json file and continue finishing questionnaire Why Struts? 1 3 4 5 5 6 6 6 Functionality Start. Modification. Submission. 9 9 9 9 Design Rationale Web-based. Easy to use. Model form regulation satisfied. Hyperlinks to relevant opt-out mechanisms. Logical consistency. Computer-readable version. Preview generated policy. HTML and CSS outputs. 11 11 11 11 11 12 13 13 13 COPYRIGHT TEAM7 !2 Executive Summary ! The objective of this project is to develop a web-based tool, Interactive Form Builder (IFB), required by United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The tool is designed and developed for financial institutions to generate web-based, interactive privacy notices that comply with the model form regulation published by eight federal regulators on December 1, 2009, under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. The report discusses the system architecture for this project. It also covers how we address each requirement specifically for the Interactive Form Builder. COPYRIGHT TEAM7 !3 Introduction The current in use Online Form Builder enables the financial institutions to produce a PDF version of notice. However, the created PDF notice is reported containing errors and lack of consistency...
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...Privacy and Culture: Comparative study of privacy issues with respect to mobile technology in India and America Sreeranjani K Pattabiraman Abstract The past decade has witnessed a huge shift in the development of mobile technology which has led to privacy issues, murmurings of which started surfacing only in recent years. A lot of research has been carried out by academicians on mobile technology and its impact on society. There have also been comparative studies on how privacy has changed for people over the years with the boom of social networking sites and smart phones. But, there has not been a substantial study or analysis conducted on how people's privacy has been directly affected by the ever-increasing population boom of mobile-phone users. This comparative study analyzes the concept of privacy with respect to mobile surveillance and draws upon prior work in the field of mobile surveillance, ranging from popular press on government surveillance in India and USA and case studies in these two countries related to people’s view on privacy, to the works of ACLU (American Civil Liberty Union) in USA and Stop CMS (Central Monitoring System) in India. The study is built around the analysis and comparison of the issue of mobile surveillance in both the countries, how people dealt with this, and the role of culture in determining people’s view on privacy. It also proposes suggestions for how future research can be carried out in the field of mobile surveillance. Keywords ...
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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 to a teller. Online shopping offers similar benefits such as being able to shop without standing in long lines and being able to compare prices and research products before purchasing. However, since so much of what we do daily is done using a computer, it can pose a serious threat to privacy. This information can then be recreated to create detailed personal profiles that could not have transpired in pre-digital days. Furthermore, this information can be distributed far, wide, and immediately without our consent or even knowledge. Judicial remedies are unlikely to produce a satisfying or sensible balance between companies’ economic prerogatives and customers’ privacy interest. New technologies that has either unconsiously adopted or resourcefully applied privacy practices will continue to threaten personal privacy. Business will have to find ways to address this uneasiness. If companies remain complacent, underestimating the degree to which privacy matters to customers, harsh...
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...As technology continues to advance, people will continue to lose their sense of privacy until privacy ceases to exist. Technology seems very useful, which it is, as it helps us with things in everyday life, such as communicating, sharing and much more, which persuades people to purchase these cellular devices. With each technological advancement, especially in the field of cell phones and computers, the amount of privacy an individual has grows smaller and smaller. In the novel 1984, written by George Orwell, illustrates his prediction of a future dystopian society where every citizen is continuously watched by “Big Brother”; at work, in their homes, everywhere. Technology is taking us closer and closer to the world of Big Brother since American’s...
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...A Literature Review “Privacy and Health Information Technology” Deborah Jones Dr. Udoh Udom Health Information Systems HAS 520 12/06/10 Introduction The increased use of health information technology (Health IT) is a common element of privacy of medical information. Proponents hope that the increased use of health IT will improve health outcomes for individual patients by facilitating the delivery of evidence-based care and reducing medical errors. Additionally, proponents hope that increasing information sharing among providers will better coordinate care within and across health care settings. Health IT facilitates the creation of a comprehensive health record that can move with an individual over his or her lifetime, in contrast to the fragmented records that exist today. Further, health IT is promoted as a critical tool for improving population health by allowing for the more efficient gathering of data regarding the effectiveness of certain treatments. Finally, health IT is also expected to help decrease health costs by reducing the duplication of services and the delivery of unnecessary or inappropriate care. This paper examines some of the “gaps” in privacy protections that arise out of the current federal health privacy standard, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability (HIPAA) Privacy Rule, the main federal law which governs the use and disclosure of health information. Additionally, it puts forth a range of possible solutions, accompanied by...
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...present the evolution of the economic theory of privacy (Section 2), we examine current privacy-related trade-o s for data subjects and data holders (Section 3), and we highlight the current economic debate on privacy protection (Section 4). 1.1 The Boundaries of the Economics of Privacy Before commencing our analysis, we alert the reader of the boundaries inherent to an eco- nomic approach to the privacy debate. First of all, in the rest of the document our focus will be, primarily, on information privacy - that is, on the issues associated with the collection and usage of individuals' personal information (Westin, 1970). We take this approach be- cause, while privacy is a multi-faceted concept, most of the relevant contemporary economic research focuses on consumers' data . Our focus on informational privacy and consumer data, however, should not be construed as a denial of the existence of other dimensions to the pri- vacy debate, which may be more dicult to capture in economic terms (Solove (2006), for instance, distinguishes between privacy issues associated with the collection, processing, or dissemination of personal data, and privacy issues associated with personal invasions , such intrusion and decisional interference). Second, the existence of such trade-o s does not imply that the economic agents are always aware of them as they take decisions that will impact their privacy. Third, the analysis of trade-o s associated with...
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...The advances made in information technologies are causing an increasing number of ethical problems. The power used to processing computers doubles about every two years. Organizations are more dependent than ever before on their information systems. The Ethical problems arising from the appropriate use of customer information, personal privacy, and the protection of intellectual property have lead to increased laws to regulate the way data is collected. There are also privacy issues involved collecting, storing, and disseminating information about individuals. 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 can be gathered and/or communicated to others. 1 Court decisions in many countries have followed two rules fairly closely: The right of privacy is not absolute. Privacy must be balanced against the needs of society. The public’s right to know supersedes the individual’s right of privacy. These two rules show why it is difficult in some cases to determine and enforce privacy regulations. National Do Not Call Registry The protection of privacy brought about the need for the National Do Not Call Registry. This registry is intended to give consumers an opportunity to limit the telemarketing calls they receive. The registry was set to begin in 2003, but a court challenge delayed its implementation until 2004. The law does provide exceptions...
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...See discussions, stats, and author profiles for this publication at: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263893131 TruSMS: A trustworthy SMS spam control system based on trust management Article in Future Generation Computer Systems · July 2014 Impact Factor: 2.79 · DOI: 10.1016/j.future.2014.06.010 CITATIONS READS 4 2,022 4 authors, including: Zheng Yan Raimo Kantola Xidian University Aalto University 88 PUBLICATIONS 588 CITATIONS 91 PUBLICATIONS 298 CITATIONS SEE PROFILE All in-text references underlined in blue are linked to publications on ResearchGate, letting you access and read them immediately. SEE PROFILE Available from: Zheng Yan Retrieved on: 12 April 2016 This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier’s archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: http://www.elsevier.com/authorsrights Author's personal copy ...
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...Data Security and Privacy Act Data security & privacy has varies of roles and responsibilities to prevent financial crimes. Financial crimes can include telemarketing scams, investment or pension fraud, credit card fraud, and insurance fraud. However, it is the company decision on how much personal protection is needed to secure its customers financial investments. Moreover as who is suppose to make this decision for financial protection falls under corporate security. These decisions are very important because businesses, as well as individuals, can be victims of financial crimes and face serious financial loss. In this recent ongoing decade because of the fear of big government and the fear of privacy intrusions through the internet and internet commerce, across all enforcement agencies, data security and privacy are high priorities. The Obama Administration has made enforcement of data security and privacy a top priority. In this modern day age, updating the Healthcare Insurance portability & Accountability Act is recently now highly recommended. The healthcare industry is already familiar with data security and privacy restrictions. We the people in the United States of America is living in an information technology era, with increasing automation of electronic medical records, clinical systems, and medical imaging, as well as growing regulatory pressures, it is a challenge for healthcare providers to protect the privacy of patient data and secure their IT...
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...Data Classification and Privacy: A foundation for compliance Brian Markham, CISA University of Maryland at College Park Office of Information Technology Goals for today: Give you a solid understanding of both Data Classification and Data Privacy with respect to compliance; Link data classification and privacy to ongoing compliance issues; Discuss various best practices, methodologies, and approaches that you can take with you; Do my best to answer any questions you may have on audit related issues regarding these topics. So...who am I? IT Compliance Specialist @ the Office of Information Technology at UMCP Responsible for audit and compliance initiatives within OIT Formerly employed by KPMG LLP and Grant Thornton LLP as an IS Auditor Have worked with many federal, state, and local governments as well as public companies, hospitals, and not-for-profits. Why do we want to be in compliance? No one likes audit findings; Reduces organizational risk; Processes based on best practice and widely adopted standards are more effective than ad-hoc processes; Systems and data are more secure as a result of good internal control practices. What is Data Privacy? Data Privacy - the relationship between technology and the legal right to, or public expectation of privacy in the collection and sharing of data. The U.S. has trailed the E.U. and other countries in data privacy regulations and legislation; Passed Legislation: HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, COPPA; Proposed Legislation: Data...
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...Trident University International Michael S. Hunter Module 1 Case Assignment ETH 301: Business Ethics Dr. Steven Gold and Dr. Joel Kostman August 8th, 2011 During the next few pages I will make an argument through utilitarian and deontological reasoning and explore the nature of privacy to answer the question; “Should Justin Ellsworth’s Parents have been given access to his email?” This is a very debatable question. It is my belief based upon my values and life experiences to take the position that his parents should not be given access to his e-mail. First, let us consider the utilitarian aspect of the question. Utilitarianism, as defined by the notes under the Module 1 home page, “the assessment of good versus bad consequences of an action and choosing the course of action that best serves the greatest good for the greatest number”. In the Ellsworth case there are many factors to consider. Positive factors include many interests by both parties. One example is the obligation for Yahoo as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) to honor their contractual agreement. Another positive factor for Justin’s parents is the ability to gain some additional insight into his personal life, something they may need for personal closure and the parental need to know more about their son’s life. A negative aspect of this case is the ultimate disclosure of communications that were private between Justin and another individual. If he meant for his parents to receive a copy...
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...Privacy, Exposure and Price Discrimination Luc Wathieu1 Harvard Business School, Soldiers Field, Boston, MA 02163 (email) lwathieu@hbs.edu (Tel) 617-495-1016 Submitted for presentation at the first QME conference This paper explores the demand for privacy that arises from the loss of consumer surplus when firms gain the ability to treat different consumers differently. It is shown that firms in quest of a competitive advantage may have an incentive to acquire consumer information and use it to gain exclusive access to finer consumer segments, even when the costs of customized marketing are exceedingly high. When such is the case, the opportunity arises for an intermediary to coarsen market access in order to protect consumer surplus and to bar firms from exercising price discrimination. This intermediary could be a mass retailer, a mass media or a diverse community. Formally, the paper analyzes the situation of an intermediary who owns a finer market access system, i.e., the capability to separately access two types of consumers who previously remained undistinguishable. The system could be made available to one firm in exclusivity, or to several firms (two instances of “exposure”), or to no firm at all (“privacy”). The best-bidding agent (from among firms, marginal-type consumers, and mainstream-type consumers) is buying the right to command the equilibrium access allocation. The solution involves either privacy (commanded by mainstream consumers) or exclusive exposure (commanded...
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