Privacy policy

As the world increases its dependence on technology, it is inevitable that this technology is brought into voting machines. Electronic voting machines are a relatively new invention which allow voters to vote via a computer rather than a ballot sheet. Some people are uncomfortable with electronic voting machines either because of fear that they can be hacked or because of lack of electronic literacy; however, electronic voting machines should be used because of their easier and more secure vote…

Home Depot appropriately handled its data breach crisis through the company’s quick acting with an initial statement to the general public and through crisis management emails sent to its customers. In Home Depot’s initial statement spokeswoman Paula Drake reassured their customers that the company had been actively working with forensics and security teams since they had become aware of a potential breach (Li, 2014). According to W. Timothy Coombs, Ph.D. in his research paper Crisis Management…

On December 2, 2015, 14 people lost their lives and 22 people were injured when a terrorist attack occurred in San Bernardino. Both shooters were killed on the scene during a police shootout. However, one of the shooter’s iPhone was found on the scene of the crime. Up until now, the FBI has been working closely with Apple to help gain information from the iPhone that was needed to help insure national security. However, recently the FBI wanted Apple to create a new form of IOS, Apple’s…

access to surveillance systems that can monitor our phone calls, text messages, emails and etc if needed. I agree that the government should have this right, but I believe there must be some strict guidelines placed in order to ensure the personal privacy of citizens. While discussing this topic, it may seem scary to think as a citizen, that everything in our personal lives isn’t as private as we imagined it to be. But, the questions we all seem to ask ourselves about this issue is, “Why is…

FBI wanted 100% access to people's phones so they could find out what American citizens were doing on their cellular devices 24/7. However, Apple refused to help the FBI with open access to other phones because American Citizens have the right to privacy of their own belongings by law, above all Apple refusing the FBI was a good choice. In addition, Apple kept refusing the FBI, but the FBI found another way to get into the iphones. “Government said that it had found a third-party that was able…

Data brokers or information brokers are someone or a company that collects data on a consumer information around the world and selling it to whoever will pay. Privacy Rights Clearinghouse writes that data brokers are “companies that collect and aggregate consumer information from a wide range of sources to create detailed profiles of individuals. These companies then sell or share your personal information with…

Misappropriation Trade secret misappropriation is different from violations of other IP rights, since by definition trade secrets are secret, while patents and registered copyrights and trademarks are publicly available. Unlike other forms of IP [2], trade secret is basically a do it yourself form of protection. You do not register with the government to secure your trade secret. You simply keep the information confidential and personal. Trade secret protection lasts for as long as the secret is…

In 1940, Lord Philip Kerr Lothian of England, ambassador to the United States, and Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War under President William Howard Taft, agreed to “exchange full information on German, Italian, and Japanese code and cryptographic information” and “a continuous exchange of important information in connection with the above.” (Lothian 1, NSA document) This agreement, known as the UKUSA Treaty, (afterward involving the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of Canada, the…

those who say that privacy does not matter to them instinctively take action in protecting their privacy. He talks about how people being social animals still need their own privacy and how scrutinized people’s perspective on privacy is in today’s world. He expresses his thoughts and examines examples of where people unconsciously choose to protect their privacy even after they verbally deny the importance of privacy. He also says how mass surveillance has invaded our privacy and how it controls…

collecting and storing of personal information is a matter of national security, this collection of data is actually an invasion of privacy and is not a crucial aspect of protecting our nation. The NSA has the capability to monitor anyone and everyone’s personal information transmitted through almost all online or satellite methods. This gathering of data is an invasion of privacy and should not be allowed by the United Sates government. One would think that such actions are unconstitutional;…