2. When an organization implements new
technology, legal and ethical issues related to
technology can exist. Issues to consider can be
privacy, intellectual property, fair use, and
copyright.
3. Legal and Ethical Issues
Privacy Act of 1974
Consumer Privacy Act
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA)
4. Privacy Act of 1974
The Privacy Act was amended in 1988 to regulate
public and private entities on the use of personal and
public related information. It also stipulates the rights
for individual to protect his or her personal
information.
5. Consumer Privacy Act
This Act is the feasibility of using the internet to
purchase items and to share information. The
objective is to set limits on government access to
personal information.
6. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
FOIA is a law that gives you the right to access
information from any government agency. It is often
described as the law that keeps citizens in the know
about their government.
7. Acceptable Use Policy (AUP)
AUP is a set of rules applied by an organization for its
network, website or large computer system that restrict
the ways in which they are used.
8. Children’s Internet Protection Act
(CIPA)
CIPA Is a federal law enacted by Congress in 2001 to
regulate access to offensive content over the internet
on school and library computers. The act establishes
protection measures such as block or filter internet
access to pictures that are obscene, child pornography,
and anything harmful to minors.
9. Many policies are currently being written or
amended to regulate the appropriate use and
practice of information technology tools and the
internet. Organizations must abide by these rules
or face consequences.
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