to the accounts of their staff and potential hires. The social network’s chief privacy officer Erin Egan called the practice "distressing" and threatened legal action against companies that violate its users’ privacy. "If you are a Facebook user‚ you should never have to share your password‚ let anyone access your account‚ or do anything that might jeopardize the security of your account or violate the privacy of your friends‚" she wrote on a blogpost Friday. Egan warned that employers who
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The right to privacy in Hong Kong The definition of privacy refers to one’s freedom of thought and expression‚ the right of private property and also protects their personal information. According to the article of the right to privacy (1890) written by Warren and Brandeis‚ privacy is the right to be let alone and believe it is the right inviolate of personality. Therefore‚ there are some ordinances in Hong Kong’s common law and the Hong Kong bill of right are used to protect the citizen’s right
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Electronic Mail‚ Internet and Privacy Policy In The Work Place Myatical Sweets Business Communication 285 March 8‚ 2012 Mister Kevin Barns As of February 2011 there are few laws regarding the employer monitoring of employees’ email or internet use‚ but there are many companies that have included policies in handbooks‚ memos and presentations presented to employees. According to Privacy Rights Clearinghouse fact sheet seven
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Is Privacy In The 21st Century Possible? Privacy was once valued and protected. But now with so many new and convenient technological advancements‚ is privacy in the 21st century possible? To protect our privacy Congress created the Electronics Privacy Acts (ECPA) to protect us from government access to private information that is transmitted and stored on the Internet‚ such as emails‚ private photos‚ or corporate data. Congress has not updated the ECPA on technology since it was created‚ in 1986
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Privacy is a fundamental moral right in a democratic society. It is the right bestowed upon individuals that strengthen the freedoms of speech‚ press‚ association‚ and assembly which are crucial for a free‚ democratic society. However‚ advancement in technology threatens privacy and autonomy which reduces the control over private data and exposes individuals to undesirable consequences. Thus‚ a loss of privacy leads to a loss of an individual’s freedom in society. The concept of living in a surveillance
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Public Safety vs. Privacy How can we increase public safety without giving up our civil liberties? This has become a common question among the American public in the light of recent events. After the 9/11 terrorist attacks‚ it has become evident that Americans will lean towards a "safety first" approach‚ allowing the government to do whatever they deem necessary to secure our safety. Although a majority of the public would draw the line when the government intrudes on their private life‚ today’s
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Educating Employees on Privacy Issues in the Work Environment 1a.- The skills and abilities an employee needs for making ethical decisions about privacy in the workplace include management and interpersonal skills‚ as well as teamwork and leadership abilities (Gerhart‚ B.‚ Hollenbeck‚ J.R.‚ Noe‚ R.A.‚ & Wright‚ P.M.‚ p. 203‚ 205). An employee needs to be able to correctly evaluate many different situations and decide the appropriate response. These situations can range from simple to
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The Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance and Octopus Card System Lam Ka Chun 3035069794 The University of Hong Kong CCST9029 Cyberspace Crime: Technology and Ethics Dr. K.P. Chow Ms. Chan Vivien Pui Shan Abstract This article is about the leakage of data of the Octopus card company. In 2010 ‚ Octopus sold the information of their clients to 6 companies for promotion and made a profit of 44 million Hong Kong dollars over 4.5 years .In view of the case of Octopus case‚ this article will go
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Is searching people’s phones for crime or broken laws invading people’s privacy‚ and is it right? Some argue it is the right and first thing to do when it comes to this. Officials should not be able to unreasonably search people’s phones for it is breaking the Fourth Amendment. This violates any person’s right to privacy when officials take unreasonable searches on ones phone. For example‚ if one person has evidence on social media about their personal actions‚ officials should not be allowed to
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doesn’t slow down. It is crucial to question how these modern devices are being used by the government regarding privacy interests of the public‚ especially since most of the public is living in the dark when it comes to how these devices work. These surveillance technologies are everywhere; in places most citizens don’t even realize. Does the public have any choice when it comes to their privacy or do they just trust their government to
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