Computer Security, Privacy and Politics: Current Issues, Challenges and Solutions

by Subramanian, Ramesh

• ISBN13: 9781599048048
• ISBN10: 1599048043
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-03-31
• Publisher: Igi Global

Summary

The intersection of politics, law, privacy, and security in the context of computer technology is both sensitive and complex. Computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spy-ware, computer exploits, poorly designed software, inadequate technology laws, politics and terrorismall of these have a profound effect on our daily computing operations and habits, with major political and social implications.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vi
Security and Privacy: Global Concepts
Web Privacy: Issues, Legislations and Technological Challenges	p. 1
Privacy, Nations, and Laws
Is It Safe to Talk, Yet? The Evolution of Electronic Privacy Law	p. 23
Assessing the Impact of Governmental Regulations on the IT Industry: A Neo Institutional Theory Perspective	p. 36
The Impact of the UK Human Rights Act 1998 on Privacy Protection in the Workplace	p. 55
Privacy and Technology
Privacy Preserving Data Mining: Taxonomy of Existing Techniques	p. 70
Rational Concerns about Biometric Technology: Security and Privacy	p. 94
Business Cases for Privacy-Enhancing Technologies	p. 135
Privacy and Organizations
Privacy through Security: Policy and Practice in a Small-Medium Enterprise	p. 157
Privacy and Security: Where do they fit into the Enterprise Architecture Framework?	p. 180
Information Systems Security: A Survey of Canadian Executives	p. 195
Security and Privacy: Emerging Issues
Emerging Technologies, Emerging Privacy Issues	p. 232
Digital Democracy: Democracy in the Light of Information and Communication Technology	p. 271
Trust Modeling and Management: From Social Trust to Digital Trust	p. 290
Security, Privacy, and Politics in Higher Education	p. 324
About the Contributors	p. 334
Index	p. 340
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