Electronic passage through the Internet leaves a trail that can be traced. Tracing is a process that follows the Internet activity backwards‚ from the recipient to the user. As well‚ a user’s Internet activity on web sites can also be tracked on the recipient site i.e.‚ what sites are visited and how often. Sometimes this tracking and tracing ability is used to generate email to the user promoting a product that is related to the sites visited. User information‚ however‚ can also be gathered covertly
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Internet Security Many people today are familiar with the Internet and its use. A large number of its users however‚ are not aware of the security problems they face when using the Internet. Most users feel they are anonymous when on-line‚ yet in actuality they are not. There are some very easy ways to protect the user from future problems. The Internet has brought many advantages to its users but has also created some major problems. Most people believe that they are anonymous when they
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Internet Predators One in four US teen girls reported that they met strangers off the Internet. One in seven boys admitted they did as well. While most of these "Internet friends" turn out to be another teen or preteen‚ that ’s not always the case. Unfortunately‚ children are now dying at the hands of their Internet child molesters and‚ not all sexual exploitation of children occurs offline. These child molesters are blackmailing the children into performing sexual acts in the comfort of their
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Taxation and the Internet With the rising popularity of online shopping‚ many state governments are growing more and more concerned with the lack of proper law governing taxation. A typical‚ traditional purchase requires payment of state sales tax at the point of sale but with online purchasing this location is nonexistent. Since buyers and sellers are located anywhere in the world is becoming increasingly harder to establish law requiring the payment of sales tax. Regardless‚ many states are
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Stronger Internet Privacy Laws Are Unnecessary The Internet‚ 2005 As you read‚ consider the following questions: 1. What company was sued because its Web site ’s advertisement placed cookies on the computers of people visiting the site? 2. In what European country was a privacy-protection law used to curtail free speech‚ according to Mishkin? The "right to privacy" has been around since the early part of the last century. It has evolved to apply—more or less—to a disparate array of social
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Internet Privacy The concern about privacy on the Internet is increasingly becoming an issue of international dispute. ?Citizens are becoming concerned that the most intimate details of their daily lives are being monitored‚ searched and recorded.? (www.britannica.com) 81% of Net users are concerned about threats to their privacy while online. The greatest threat to privacy comes from the construction of e-commerce alone‚ and not from state agents. E-commerce is structured on the copy and
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Internet Bullying A freshman at Rutgers University‚ Tyler Clementi‚ posted a goodbye message on his Facebook page before he jumped to his death because of an Internet bullying incident. Tyler’s roommate‚ Dharun Ravi‚ and his friend‚ Molly Wei‚ secretly filmed Tyler during a "sexual encounter" in his dorm room and posted it live on the Internet. What the two thought was a harmless prank turned into something much more serious. According to ABC News‚ “Under New Jersey ’s invasion-of-privacy statutes
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" What are the advantages and disadvantages of the internet?" These days the internet has become more and more popular all over the world and is now an integral part of modern society. The internet refers to a global network of computers connected by servers‚ which allows for the free and easy sharing of information. This essay will assess whether the internet can be seen as beneficial or harmful. The essay will analyse the arguments and form a conclusion about them. To begin with the positive points
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privacy can differ across individuals and cultures. The invasion of privacy can be avoided by the issue of privacy laws. Internet Privacy and Ethics Using the Internet often comprises the use of social networking sites‚ email facilities and the browse of various other websites. Internet privacy comes on the scene when it comes to website users giving out their personal details on the Internet. For certain websites‚ which facilitate online shopping‚ the users are made to input their credit card numbers
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History of the Internet Piracy Debate Executive and Legislative Branch Actions T he Internet has become a central part of the American economy‚ delivering innovative products while eliminating the need for inefficient middlemen. However‚ the free flow of information facilitated by the Internet has also created problems with copyright and trademark infringement. The problem is significant; as much as 6 percent of the U.S. gross national product is generated by industries supported by intellectual
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