Computers, Information Technology, the Internet, Ethics, Society and Human Values

Philip Pecorino, Ph.D.

Queensborough Community College,  CUNY

Chapter 6    Privacy

Cases

1. People can and have taken home from work database that contains personal information which they can copy and share or show to others.  Such database have includes information on clients, customers, veterans , taxpayers, search engine users and more.

2. Injured Administrator Issues

3. Companies observe the conduct of their employees in the workplace.  Sometime such observation extends into lockers and lavatories.  Sometime the information gathered is shared or made available to those outside of the company.

4. Hardware problem causes Mail Inspection  and Privacy Case

5. Those seeking donations to various institutions and causes can go gathering great amounts of information concerning potential donors to use in their campaign for contributions.

6. DECEASED STUDENT: Access to Information Case

7. Adminstrator Obtains Information on Users

8. SYSTEM PRIVILEGES CASE

9. ALT-DEMONS CASE

10. FINGERING & PRIVACY CASE

11. DATA MINING FALSE SECURITY CASE

12. Government request for info from GOOGLE and other search engines

    The House of McAdam  PRIVACY - Durability of Information- Incorrect Information

     The Cable Guy    http://ethics.sandiego.edu/resources/cases/Detail.asp?ID=85

     Keeping Watch Surveillance   http://ethics.sandiego.edu/resources/cases/Detail.asp?ID=68

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