1. Understanding the ’Computer and Privacy’ Issue-2
Dr. Varun Kumar
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2. Outlines
1 Global Perspective
2 Proposal for better Protection
3 Effects of IT on recording keeping
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3. Global Perspective
⇒ IT has major impact on individuals, organization and communities.
Legislators
Theologians
Scientists
Academics and business people
⇒ Its impact will be further expanded in other areas also.
⇒ Privacy safeguard will be enhanced and strict in upcoming future.
Increased education in the proper use of the Internet
Providing more options for technological control.
Guidelines implementation based on user discretion.
⇒ The alternative outcomes for privacy safeguard
Strict tracking of every user
Various legislative bodies share their own views on what information
should be available.
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4. Continued–
⇒ The challenge ahead of information revolution
Ensure the benefits of the Internet.
It may have real and serious threats.
The Internet expansion has potential for misusing of information.
The information is flowing across borders more readily and frequently.
⇒ Solution:
⇒ Irrespective of the individual nation’s policies, there is still a need for a
global policy.
⇒ European Union has a policy that is enforced amongst its members.
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
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5. Continued–
⇒ Each member states must make sure that personal data must be:
Processed fairly and lawfully.
Collected for specific and legitimate purposes.
Not processed further (except for statistical, scientific or historical
reasons and then with prior permission).
Adequate but not excessive for purpose required.
Kept up to date.
Accurate for purpose collected.
Kept no longer than required.
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6. Proposal for Better Protection
⇒ There have also been many proposals for better protection with broad
conceptual changes and legislative initiatives:
Appreciate and action the principle that privacy is a social good.
Need for a comprehensive approach. It should be integrated for a
global exchange of data?
Sweden introduces the Data Inspection Board:
Licenses all automated personal information systems in both public and
private sectors.
Controls collection of personal data.
Can investigate completes.
Designs rules for personal data collection.
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7. Continued–
⇒ Discuss the pros and cons of a system such as that of Swedens Data
Inspection Board is.
Q Do you think that each country should go this route?
⇒ The ACMs code of conduct considers privacy and seeks to:
Minimize data collected.
Only allow authorized access to data.
Provide proper security.
Determine required retention period.
Ensure proper disposal of the data.
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8. Effects of IT on recording keeping
Information keeping and handling is not new but information technology
has changed record keeping in the following ways:
⇒ Scale of information keeping.
⇒ New kinds of information kept
⇒ New scale of information distribution and exchange
⇒ Effect of erroneous data magnified
⇒ Information can endure for much longer
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