Information Technology

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Ethical Issues
Privacy and personal information
Freedom of speech in cyberspace
Intellectual property
Cyber crime


Background
Legal decisions supporting privacy in social and business activities were based on property rights and contracts.
1890, “The Right of Privacy”, by Samuel Warren and Louis Brandeis, argued that privacy should be a distinct right. Courts still decide both ways.


Privacy and IT


What are the privacy Issues related to IT?
Freedom from intrusion of unwanted information into one’s personal space There is no privacy violation if information is obtained or published with the person’s consent.
Spam (Junk)
Unsolicited Commercial (UCE)
Freedom from surveillance and improper access by computer hacking [monitoring, tracking/interception]
Cookie-Encryption/”Carnivore”
Autonomy over personal collected and disclosed to others
Theft
Phishing
Anonymity-Discuss under 1st Amendment