Chapter 3: Ethics and Privacy

Code of Ethics

A collection of principles intended to guide decision making by members of an organization

Information Privacy

The right to determine when, and to what extent, personal information can be gathered by and/or communicated to others

Liability

A legal concept that gives individuals the right to recover the damages done to them by other individuals, organizations, or systems

Opt-in Model

A model of informed consent in which a business is prohibited from collecting any personal information unless the customer specifically authorizes it

Opt-out Model

A model of informed consent that permits a company to collect personal information until the customer specifically requests that the data not be collected

Responsibility

A tenet of ethics in which you accept the consequences of your decisions and actions

Accountability

A tenet of ethics that refers to determining who is responsible for actions that were taken

Digital Dossier

An electronic description of an individual and his or her habits

Privacy Policies

An organization's guidelines for protecting the privacy of customers, clients, and employees

Ethics

The principles of right and wrong that individuals use to make choices to guide their behavior

Profiling

The process of forming a digital dossier

Privacy

The right to be left alone and to be free of unreasonable personal intrusions

Electronic Surveillance

Tracking people's activities with the aid of computers