ADMS 2511 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: P3P, Personal Information Protection And Electronic Documents Act, Cybercrime

• School: York University
• Department: Administrative Studies
• Course: ADMS 2511
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Ethical problems are arising about the appropriate use of customer information, personal privacy, and the protection of intellectual property. Privacy issues: involve collecting, storing, and disseminating information about individuals. Accuracy issues: authenticity, integrity, and accuracy of information. Property issues: the ownership and value of information. Accessibility issues: revolve around who should have access to information or pay for it. Two rules show why it is difficult in some cases to determine and enforce privacy regulations. The right of privacy is not absolute. Privacy must be balanced against the need of society. The public"s right to know supersedes the individual"s right to privacy. Monitored by employers, the government, and other institutions. Organization also use software to block connection to inappropriate websites, a practice called url filtering. Privacy codes and policies are an organization"s guidelines for protecting the privacy of customers, clients, and employees.