Because of the fear of privacy invasion, the different federal agency databases were held on individual agency specific computer systems and were not accessible to anyone, but the owner. Having such a compartmentalized system did not give law enforcement nor intelligence the ability to assist each other in putting together potentially complex terror plots, and often the more sophisticated the terror plot, the more potential for mass killing (White, 2006). Communication is key in all parts of life, and especially important when dealing with such dire consequences. The USA PATRIOT Act, in Title VII, granted the expansion of information sharing systems in order to better facilitate communication between all agencies involved in counterterrorism. This called for the implementation of the Regional Information Sharing System (RISS) as a central database for all law enforcement to use (USA PATRIOT Act, 2001).
Down with the Patriot Act The Patriot Act is a very controversial law. It allows the government much more room to do as they please. Some of these practices that government officials can do are monitoring phone calls, emails, and going through personal records. They say this will help prevent terrorism, but is losing one’s privacy really worth it? Could there be a better way to prevent terrorism?
Other types of risks that BUGusa, Inc. can potentially face without property protection and poor management are: loss in customer trust, penalties for law violations, compliance risk, availability risk, access risk, and more. (Priviti, 2008) B. Discuss in detail what types(s), if any, of civil liability Steve and/or WIRETIME may face if caught. a. BUGusa is facing the issues of their work being stolen and internet hacking. Not to mention WIRETIME is unethical in their actions.
On the other hand, NSA Spying is actually very helpful when it comes to attacks that can harm us as a country. The NSA spies on potential people who are capable of committing terrorist or domestic terrorist attacks upon the U.S. This spying has helped us terminate terrorist attacks before they occur, attacks that could be put on the same scale of destruction as 9/11. The NSA is a very helpful government organization that has help fight the war on terror and extremist. NSA Spying should not be allowed because we as Americans have the right to privacy.
The damage could be from internal or external. An employee could unintentional give out company information just because they are not trained as to how to handle some sensitive information. There are also the intentional internal threats that result from employees taking advantage of security flaws. There are also the skilled external criminals who aim at destroying or stealing data. With information system security, you are assured of quality measures to prevent all these kinds of situations by identifying
Other countries are dealing with worst software copyright problems. The issue of copyright is not new, and it’s resulted from many factors. In my opinion, copyright violations are caused by the easiness of able to copy software and by lacking of strict enforcement. Some people don’t understand that it’s an ethical issue because by using and copying software without paying is a form of stealing. Many under developed countries are not enforcing the issues of copyright leading to outrageous software piracy.
Companies such as this are required not only legally, but ethically to protect the customers’ private information or be held accountable by law. It is also bad practice to allow this sensitive information to be disseminated and stolen by cyber criminals. Since this kind of data must be protected at all costs, certain regulations were put in place so that standards for information security could be monitored. One of these standards is that all personal information is to be encrypted when being sent over the internet and also on the servers. This will make it much harder for the hacker to access the information easily.
The second chapter in Freakonomics asks the reader the following question: “How is the Ku Klux Klan like a group of real estate agents?” It is obvious the authors are not implying that the Ku Klux Klan engages in real estate transactions; nor does it imply that the real estate industry is filled with established terrorist hate groups. According to the authors, these two groups share a common trait in their dependence on “secret” information. Not only do the members of both parties need to possess the information necessary to succeed, but secrecy of the particular information is imperative, as well. The information they posses not only drive their success, but can be a liability as well. The Ku Klux Klan originally began as a social
Similarly, technology has had a significant impact on how laws have had to be created and reformed in order to protect the rights of consumers. The main problem associated with technology is the lack of regulation in the environment, making consumers particularly vulnerable to illegal practices, as well as the lack of international jurisdiction. Law reform has led to arrest warrants and extradition treaties being able to be issued, and assets of a foreign online marketer can be frozen if information is obtained about their location, amongst many other legal responses, and hence the legal system generally offers adequate protection against the misuse of
If the government feels the need to track every citizen does that mean there looking at all of us as possible terrorist? Technology provides the government with both public and private information. This is a dysfunction created by the United States which is the spying on American citizens. Although some may feel it’s a violation there are some situations that violate no one’s rights. Police are able to use technology freely in public spaces, in which people have no expectation of privacy.