The Electronic Communications and Transactions Act 1. Introduction The emergence of personal computers that are portable during the 80’s and 90’s changed the way companies conducted their business. There was the whole move from files and files of paper to electronic databases. Although this move was a significant step in simplifying the way business was conducted‚ it did not create any new spaces and channels for marketing and sales people to exploit. Customers were still limited to buying goods
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Protection of Privacy and Freedom of Information in the Electronic Communications Sector INTRODUCTION: [pic] www.examiner.com With the growth in social‚ political and economic importance of the Internet‚ it has been recognized that the underlying technology of the next generation Internet must not only meet the many technical challenges but must also meet the social expectations and the code of ethics of such an invasive technology. Let ’s begin with a sense of the problem. Imagine
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Electronic communication was discovered in 1998. It is a form of communication that is used for the transfer of data‚ images‚ signals‚ signs‚ etc. through wire‚ electromagnetic energy‚ radio‚ photoelectronic or photo-optical system. With its growing popularity‚ people have started to communicate via email. Electronic communication is not only a novel tool‚ it also serves to be an interesting mode of communication. However‚ while being a crisp form of conveying messages‚ it has a facet that inclines
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Electronic Monitoring and Workplace Privacy Workplace privacy is one of the biggest issues facing businesses today. Do you feel like you are being watched all the time‚ all your e-mails being read‚ and every key stroke is being monitored by your boss? Some people feel this way and that is why privacy in the workplace is a problem with many businesses today. Employees feel like they are not being trusted‚ or feel the company invades on their personal privacy‚ or violates their fourth amendment
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Electronics and communication Internship: Modulate your Career with Pursue Asia The evolution‚ rather revolution in terms of development in Electronics and communications devices has left us all amazed‚ amused and always inquisitive of what may come next. While the people at large are a witness to such rapid development‚ there are some of us who would like to delve a bit deeper and figure out what goes in making these things work and how to develop something better and more useful to the society
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The Electronic Privacy Information Center also known as EPIC was founded by David Banisar‚ Marc Rotenberg‚ and David Sobel founded in 1994. It is an independent non-profit research center based in Washington D.C. Their mission is to direct the public’s attention on developing human rights issues and privacy issues‚ along with that‚ they also work to protect our privacy and our right to freedom of speech. EPIC has been involved with several successful consumer privacy complaints with the US Federal
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The Effect of Electronic Communication The Convenience Factor o Issues of convenience drive the popularization of new methods of electronic communication. As telephones and fax machines were supplemented by the Internet and cell phones‚ communication became faster and more readily available. The Internet is notable for allowing the transmission of visual data‚ as well as text and voice‚ nearly instantly. The amount of information available on the Internet continues to grow as users create and
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Electronic Mail Communication Communication can come in many forms but at its most simplistic stage communication is basically the way two individuals interact with one another. For communication to be effective there must be a sender and a receiver. Modes of communication vary from written to oral‚ or verbal to nonverbal interactions. In our current age of technology many advancements in communication have evolved from slower methods such as handwritten letters to much faster methods such as texting
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HITECH Act – Privacy and Security What is the HITECH Act? Protecting the privacy of patient information is one of the top priorities of all healthcare providers and is specifically required by various state and federal laws. On February 17‚ 2009 the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA‚ sometimes referred to as “the stimulus”) included provisions making significant improvement in the privacy and security standards for health information was signed into law by the federal
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Privacy Concerns with Electronic Medical Records Scott R. Roberts Mercer University Prior to the Information Age‚ medical records were all stored in folders in secure filing cabinets at doctor’s offices‚ hospitals‚ or health departments. The information within the folders was confidential‚ and shared solely amongst the patient and physician. Today these files are fragmented across multiple treatment sites due to the branching
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