notes form the essay stuff.

notes

privacy of information in different cultures.:

the united kingdom protection act keep people from accessing your personal info. and they must be consent of the individual.

employers must tell their employees if they are being monitored.

social consequences of the release of sensitive data stored in databases:

sensitive data: social security, credit #. credit reports, any thing that can be used for identity theft. its easy to recover data on computers. everything is kept on the computer. even when put into a recycle bin, there still in the computer.

ethical issues related to selling info on the web databases:

has both public and private. sold to brokers and co.s brings up issues like privacy and security.

the selling of our info can be dangerous. owners won feel secure and id theft will increase and create fear. they should give access to the owner to change info

electronic files/ ppr files:

electronic files are easier esp when searching. just type in the the name you wanted. database came make more copies of a file, unlike paper files.

yet its flawed: people from across the world can steal the information off the databases. noting is really deleted, whereas paper files can be deleted.

responsibility for the security of data in databases:

3mill databases breaches since 2005.

data bases are usually heavily guarded. but once breached people can loose all their wealth.if you see a breach you should freeze you account. software controls what goes in databases. it protects the databases. they use firewalls and other protection.

social consequences of outdated or incorrect info on databases:

be careful what data you give o organizations. in the US thy gather the info and use it. putting wrong stuff, you cant get certain important mails or stuff. also you might get mistaken for someone else. also you wont get the services you need.