BUS 223 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Berlin Wall
21 Apr 2016
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Thomas friedman employs the image of a flat world to convey the idea that neither distance, time, geography, or national boundaries create artificial barriers to business and trade. Why put technology and privacy together: problems increasing with privacy and technology, technology is everywhere, and always has something to do with privacy. What technologies are common in today"s workplace that didn"t exist 25 years ago: internet, computers were rare, laptops o, what is privacy, cellphones, smart phones, surveillance cameras, usb keys, google. If everyone knew about you, they may use it against you. Defines who are as an individual, also our relationships with others. Control of personal information play a crucial role in defining our own personal identity. Serves to establish the boundary between individuals and thereby serves to define one"s individuality. Right to control personal information and decisions helps to determine the kind of person we are and the person we become o: ethical sources of a right to privacy.
