Computers.
Computers make more information available to more
people. This makes protection of computer privacy difficult.
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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.
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2.
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Data Bank
Errors:
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Even erroneous
information when generated
by computers is
taken to be
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authenticated.
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Immediate reaction to
such wrong information may mostly prove to be incorrect.
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3.
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Hackers:
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· „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.
