Transcript Personal Data privacy ordiance

DATA ACCURACY- one of the issues of computer ethics.
Providing inaccurate data input results in erroneous information &
decision making. Information on the web could be wrong.
Sometimes, the company providing access to information may not be the
creator. Then Who is responsible for the accuracy of information?
Alter output greatly(e.g.photographs) changes meaning /content
INFORMATION PRIVACY
The right of individuals/companies to deny or restrict the collection and use of
information about them.
Companies collect and use confidential data stored in online database without
people authorization.Many web sites collect data, customise advertisements and
send you email
Technique to collect your data are :
Electronic profile – register magazine subscription, product warranty(12:27-28)
Cookies – small file that a web site send to your browser and your hard disk
stores it. The next time you visit the web site,your browser retrieves it
from your hard disk and sent data in it to the web site. It is used to
track users preference, store your password, the frequency of
visiting a site/items in your shopping carts.(10:24, 12:28-30)
Spyware -program placed on your computer without user knowledge that
secretly collects information about users.(12:31)
Spam - Internet junk mail (2:37,10:25, 12:31)
Employee monitoring(controversal) –employers claim emails send from
employee computer is part of company property.(12:23,3.32)
INFORMATION OF PRIVACY-Personal Data Privacy Ordinance)
individuals has the rights
•To have their personal data collected in a manner which is lawful
and fair and to be informed of the purposes for which the data are to
be used.
•To consent(同意)to a change of use of the data
•To have their personal data kept accurate, up-to-date ,secure and
confidential and for no longer than necessary
•To obtain a copy of their personal data held by a data user and to
require correction of any inaccuracy
•To ascertain a data user’s personal data policy and practices
•To know that the data is being collected
Possible cases that privacy is threatened
• Unauthorized access (提取) to people’s information
• Unauthorized use and spread of people’s information
• Unauthorized modification (更改)of people’s information
Example of information privacy
•Many web sites collect data about you so they can customize(美化)
advertisements and send you personalized e-mail messages
•Some employers monitor your computer usage and e-mail messages
•When you fill out a form such as a magazine subscription or click an
advertisement on the Web, your information enter a database. The
Merchants then sell contents of their databases to other parties