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INTRODUCTION: What is privacy? “Privacy refers to the ability of the individual to protect information about [themselves]” (Attaran & VanLaar, 1999) What is Information Technology? Information technology refers to such areas as databases, communication and processing of data (information systems), and the Internet etc. What is the relation (effect) between information technology and privacy? As information becomes more readily available, with increasing technology, The issue of privacy, in reference to personal information, becomes more of a concern. It is now easier then ever to obtain knowledge about others via the use / abuse of such technological advancements in Information technology. ... E-mail, one of the internet’s draw cards, a means of communication which many put in practice, regularly, but at the same time a means of which others may use to acquire sensitive information. ... “The internet is a worldwide system of computer networks - a network of networks in which users at any one computer can, if they have [or sometimes don’t have] permission, get information from any other computer” (Internet, 6/5/2001) 1.2 How the Internet effects privacy? One of the main advantages of the Internet, is that it makes information easily obtainable, which is both good and bad for users. |
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