violation of privacy

Computers.

Computers make more information available to more people. This makes protection of computer privacy difficult.

1. Inappropriate Access:

·      Documents recorded for a crime which one did not commit but was arrested.

·      As a child you were arrested for drinking alcohol

·      Medical data about visits to a psychiatrist.

·      A loan default to a National Bank.

Any of the above information can be accessed by, let us say, a prospective employer during a security check.

2.	Data Bank Errors:
	Even  erroneous  information  when  generated  by  computers  is  taken  to  be
	authenticated.
	Immediate reaction to such wrong information may mostly prove to be incorrect.
3.	Hackers:

·      „Hackers‟ are people who compulsively challenge any computer security system, choke networks, give out false information, etc.

·      This can be extremely harmful.

·      It is a violation of property rights.

·      At the least, it reduces productivity by shutting down systems.

·      Individual privacy, national security, freedom to protect proprietary information are three values requiring limits on access to information.