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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"privacy rights"”.
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Privacy rights in employment
… the development of domestic legal protection for privacy rights within employment. Unusually for a current work, it does this by returning to the genesis of the protections. The work challenges pervasive arguments that the notion of confidence did not protect privacy and exceptionally argues that …
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A Study of Surveillance and Privacy Rights
… tool for the safety of the public or a threat to privacy. A student survey was administered to undergraduate students asking how they felt about crime on campus and whether crime was a problem that could be solved by security cameras. The research indicates that the majority of students do not …
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U.S. health care reform and medical privacy rights
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 1994.
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New Surveillance Technologies and the Invasion of Privacy Rights
Definition of privacy has changed by the changes and improvements in information and surveillance technologies. These changes and improvement need new legal decisions for new kinds of privacy invasions. This study explores the scope of privacy right, particularly when a technological surveillance …
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The path towards clear and convincing digital privacy rights
… inquiry to determine to what extend digital privacy rights are adequately protected by existing law. Because the major statutory vehicle that guides privacy rights in America was passed in 1986, the courts have had to address issues not contemplated by the statute. This study reviews the …
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Privacy vs. Technology: What privacy rights do we have and how can we protect these rights?
This thesis seeks to explain what privacy rights we have and how we can protect them, given the recent advances in technology, most notably the growth in the use of the interest. Following an introductory chapter which discussing the effects of technology on privacy. Chapter Two sets out an …
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Electronic Communications in the Workplace
… day operations of the employment relationship. Privacy in the context of the employment relationship is not a precise term but a bundle of not very specifically defined rights and expectations. Generally the main focus of privacy rights apply to the restraint of power by the state as defined in …
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Radio Frequency Identification : regulating information privacy protection
… to ensure that RFID does not breach their privacy rights. While there are some privacy laws regulating specific aspects of commerce, there are no laws which currently apply to the collection and use of information as it pertains to RFID. This lack of formal regulation allows companies to …
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Democracy and Spyware: The Case of India
… democracy, with a constitution that enshrines privacy as a fundamental right, and the government's routine engagement in invasive digital surveillance of its own citizens. The Pegasus spyware revelations exposed how Indian authorities exploit systemic flaws, legal loopholes, and lack of …
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Privacy and Geospatial Technologies
… and ancillary technologies in the erosion of privacy in contemporary society. The development of Remote Sensing, GIS, and GPS technologies are explored as a means of understanding both their current and predicted uses and capabilities. Examination is also made of the legal basis and current …
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The UK’s Legal Response to Terrorist Communication in the 21st Century: Striking the right balance between individual privacy and collective security in the digital age.
… Although the IPA attempts to take a human rights approach, the main contentious elements in the Act are those in relation to the authorities’ capabilities to intercept electronic communications data on mass, and to retain such data. Specifically, concerns currently surround the introduction …
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WwwPrivacygov: A constitutional and legislative review
One of the most controversial and evolving rights recognized within recent years has been the right to privacy. During the twentieth century, the Supreme Court and the United States Congress recognized the existence of this right, although in limited aspects. In the twenty-first century, Americans' …
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Perspectives on Cryptography: an Analysis of U.S. Policy Over the Enigmatic Science and Its Impact on National Security
… aspects that deal with economic development and privacy rights. The focus of this assessment falls on the undetermined extent of the evolving compromise between the conflicting perspectives that include intelligence and law enforcement concerns as well as commercial trends and individual rights. …
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Privacey in Cyberspace: Federal Law, Online Commerce, Citizens, and rights in Conflict with the Digital Age
… of interest between a U.S. citizen’s right to privacy on the Internet, as defined by the Fourth Amendment of the Bill of Rights and Supreme Court rulings, and the federal government’s expressed need to intrude, in some cases, when a felony or threat to law and order are suspected. How will …
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A model to assess organisational information privacy maturity against the Protection of Personal Information Act
… from 4,347 data breaches made public since 2005 (Privacy Rights Clearing House, 2013). The theft of laptops, loss of unencrypted USB drives, hackers infiltrating servers, and staff deliberately accessing client’s personal information are all regularly reported (Park, 2014; Privacy Rights Clearing …
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Coping Self-Efficacy as a Potential Moderator of the Relationship Between Sexual Orientation and Negative Mental Health Outcomes
… dedicated to protecting the sexual freedom and privacy rights of consenting adults. Hypotheses were tested through t-tests, analyses of variance, and general linear modeling. Results evidenced an increased prevalence of mental health symptoms among sexual minority individuals when compared to …
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Digital evidence in cybersecurity: Legal constraints and technical hurdles
… storage, and variations in jurisdictional privacy and evidentiary laws complicate the timely, reliable, and legally admissible acquisition of digital evidence. This study addresses how investigators can effectively collect and preserve digital evidence while maintaining data integrity, …
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The Ripple Effect: the Implications of Shootings At Institutions of Higher Education
… residence life practices, communication systems, privacy rights of students, and crisis management teams. All three institutions reviewed, revised, and refined these policies and practices as a result of the shootings at Virginia Tech. The study reveals the four phases of emergency management …
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Understanding Individuals’ Willingness for Prosocial Data Disclosure: Exploring Antecedents and Investigating Strategies for its Promotion
Privacy research has traditionally focused on understanding individuals' behavior in disclosing personal data by assuming that individuals disclose their data mainly out of self-interest. However, in many contexts, individuals disclose their data primarily for the benefit of others and society, …
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Assessing the Relevance of the Existing Legal Regime in Tanzania for Data Protection
… Personal data protection is absent putting privacy rights at a menace. Chapter six makes observations, recommendations and conclusions of the research work, recommending for radical measures for the Government to formulate a sound legal framework for information security and enact personal …
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