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ERIC Number: EJ541468
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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ISSN: ISSN-0742-2342
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Technology as a Threat to Privacy: Ethical Challenges and Guidelines for the Information Professionals.
Britz, J. J.
Microcomputers for Information Management, v13 n3-4 p175-93 1996
Assesses the impact of technology on privacy. Discusses electronic monitoring of people in the workplace; interception and reading of e-mail messages; merging of databases which contain personal information; rise in the number of hackers; and the development of software that makes the decoding of digital information virtually impossible. Presents ethical guidelines for the information professional. (AEF)
Descriptors: Access to Information, Computer Software, Confidentiality, Databases, Electronic Mail, Ethics, Guidelines, Information Policy, Information Scientists, Information Technology, Privacy, Technological Advancement, Work Environment
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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