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employee monitoring
With employee-monitoring systems, managers can supervise employees' performance
—the number of errors they make, their work speeds, and their time away from the
desk.
information paranoia
Some "information paranoia" is valid, because information about almost every aspect of
people's lives is now stored on various databases, and misuse of extremely sensitive
information (such as medical records) could prevent someone from getting employment,
health insurance, or housing.
three important concepts regarding the Web and network privacy:
acceptable use policies, accountability, and nonrepudiation.
acceptable use policies
acceptable use policies .An acceptable use policy is a set of rules specifying the legal
and ethical use of a system and the consequences of noncompliance.
accountability
accountability refers to issues involving both the user's and the organization's
responsibilities and liabilities.
nonrepudiation
nonrepudiation is a method for binding all the parties to a contract.
spam
spam is an unsolicited e-mail sent for advertising purposes.
ease of access
Whether an e-mail is distributed through the Web or through a company network,
people should assume that others have access to their messages.
Two commonly used technologies for data collection
cookies and log files
Cookies
Cookies are small text files with unique ID tags that are embedded in a Web browser
and saved on the user's hard drive.
Cookies example
Amazon recommending books based on your past purchases.
Log files
Log files which are generated by Web server software, record a user's actions on a Web
site.
You make two copies of a software package you just bought and sell one to a
friend
illegal and unethical
You make two copies of a software package you just bought for personal use, in
case the original software fails and you need a backup
illegal and ethical
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employee monitoring
With employee-monitoring systems, managers can supervise employees' performance
—the number of errors they make, their work speeds, and their time away from the
desk.
information paranoia
Some "information paranoia" is valid, because information about almost every aspect of
people's lives is now stored on various databases, and misuse of extremely sensitive
information (such as medical records) could prevent someone from getting employment,
health insurance, or housing.
three important concepts regarding the Web and network privacy:
acceptable use policies, accountability, and nonrepudiation.
acceptable use policies
acceptable use policies .An acceptable use policy is a set of rules specifying the legal
and ethical use of a system and the consequences of noncompliance.
accountability
accountability refers to issues involving both the user's and the organization's
responsibilities and liabilities.
nonrepudiation
nonrepudiation is a method for binding all the parties to a contract.
spam
spam is an unsolicited e-mail sent for advertising purposes.
ease of access
Whether an e-mail is distributed through the Web or through a company network,
people should assume that others have access to their messages.
Two commonly used technologies for data collection
cookies and log files
Cookies
Cookies are small text files with unique ID tags that are embedded in a Web browser
and saved on the user's hard drive.
Cookies example
Amazon recommending books based on your past purchases.
Log files
Log files which are generated by Web server software, record a user's actions on a Web
site.
You make two copies of a software package you just bought and sell one to a
friend
illegal and unethical
You make two copies of a software package you just bought for personal use, in
case the original software fails and you need a backup
illegal and ethical
