Consumer Perception on Security in E-Commerce Portals

Privacy in this era is threatened by the growth in technology with capacity that is enhanced for surveillance, storage, communication as well as computation. Moreover, the increased value of this information in decision making is one of the insidious threats. For this reason, information and its privacy are actually threatened and less privacy is assured.

This paper is about E-Business / E-Commerce E-Trust, E-Security, & E-Privacy. The main topics that will be discussed are mainly from the consumers standpoint, but also a little from the E-Business and E-Commerce standpoint as well. The scope of this paper does not include details on how to establish security nor address privacy concerns.

In “Privacy under Attack,” the authors discuss some potential ways of how our privacy could be in danger or stolen by companies or accessible by administration and corporations. According to the authors, some ways that our privacy could be in danger are first through video records and picture taken by traffic cameras and surveillance cameras for us. Second through illegal “wiretaps” by the government that could hear our conversations. Third, our privacy and personal data could be “monitored by corporations through the role of club cards, raffles, or refunds that outside companies’ collection of data about us can then be sold without noticing, given consumers the optional to search for the box on any frame to indicate they don’t want their personal

Privacy, a term that is reluctant in today’s modernized society who’s meaning is far from realistic. As the world congruently fosters a new way of living, through technology our lives as we know as our own is far from it. This paper will discuss the use of technology to research ones private information, the advantages and disadvantages of the public access of such information and the laws that promulgate such data.

Personal interest in the right to privacy has intensified in recent years along with the rapid development of new technologies. A century later, these concerns remain, but many others have joined them. Advances in information and communications technology have increased our ability to collect, store and transmit data about individuals. While these advances could be considered useful, some see them as a situation where anyone can watch and record the actions of every individual, and where the individual has lost control over information about herself and thus over her very life. As a reaction to these concerns, new regulations have been formulated to define the rights of individuals and the limits on the use of technology with respect to personal information.

Over the past few years, the development of the Internet and the intrusive surveillance capabilities of these technologies have caused privacy to become a major political and social issue for millions of Americans who go online.  Companies employ a variety of tools to gather marketable information on American citizens.  Most of the use of this information is for personalized advertisement and to create databases of target audiences.  While these activities may appear to be nothing more than annoyances for a majority of Americans, there is the hidden danger of the loss of privacy.

throughout the years, many people have thought the question, should governments and banks have the right to collect and sell private citizens' data? There have been many thoughts and perspectives on this. Some people believe that the government has the right to gather and distribute our personal information, and others firmly think the opposite, that it is an infringement on our personal privacy. The two articles have both the positives and the negatives of this idea, but are written in contrasting views. The first article, by David Sirota, "In These Times", mostly focuses on how it is the duty of the government to survey us, not only for our safety but for others safety also. The second article, from RT, sees things on the more negative

One important part of E-Commerce is maintaining stringent site security, confidentiality for the customers, integrity, and availability, also a secure system must contain authentication verification of the user, Authorization, allowing manipulation of the resources in a specific way and Encryption for records and transactions.

However, the customers are the weaker side when they compete with the corporations. People have to spend so much time on privacy policies provided by the corporations, which most of the time do not match with the actual practice. Even more important is that the customers are not fully aware the action and the danger of data collection. Many people believe that the data collection would do no harm to them, and adversely it could become a mutual benefit as the corporations provide better service. However, it is not that simple. All of customers’ information is linked to people’s privacy. This collection could generate far-reaching effects, especially related to our lifestyles or sensitive medical histories. Samuel Greengard, the author of “Advertising Gets Personal”, writes about how data collection influences our lives. For example, the prospected employer may refuse to hire a person according to their medical record or personal lifestyle. It may lead to the exposition of all of the privacy (Greengard

In earlier times, communities were small and intimate. Personal information was preserved in the memories of friends, family, and neighbors, and it was spread by gossip and storytelling. Today, information is spreading through massive electronic record systems and databases. Privacy become very important and growing concern in every country around the world. Modern computing technologies and the Internet have generated the capacity to collect, manipulate, and share massive quantities of data. In this paper, I will be discussing the advantages and disadvantages of public access to citizens’ private data and other topics on the value of digital privacy.

Privacy vs. security has been a hot topic of debate for every country around the world. The argument is whether or not the government should get to see all of its citizens information to keep its people more protected. However, in the article "Who Has the Right to Track You?", the author explains that corporations are seeking the right to purchase certain individuals private information. The author greatly shows the idea that companies are becoming too powerful and too demanding. In comparison, in the article "Private License Plate Scanners Amassing Vast Databases Open to Highest Bidders", the author describes how certain governments will sell technology to capture private

Privacy is valued as a most important sphere of personal life by all human beings. They value some control over information of their life and who knows what about them. No one wants their personal information to be accessed by anyone at any time. But nowadays due to the advancements in information technology people’s privacy is threatened. Talking about the concept of privacy, there is always broad distinction between American and European society. In the context of system of privacy, American versus European is just like liberty versus dignity. American enjoys right to freedom whereas European prefers right to respect and personal dignity. They prefer rights to ones image, name and reputation rather than freedom.

This framing analysis includes 10 recent print news articles that address personal data privacy. The 5 dominant frames identified include: unauthorized data collection and misuse, commercial application of personal data, civil liberties (personal data in the legal system), data protection, and innovation. There were Pro and Con arguments present for each frame with the exception of the last, no Con arguments were present for the innovation category in the admittedly small sample of 10 articles. Eight of the 10 articles were reporting on the findings of proceedings of a court case or proposed policy concerning data privacy, the other two were reporting on business

Privacy either encourages or is a necessary factor of human securities and fundamental value such as human embarrassment, independence, distinctiveness, freedom, and public affection. Being completely subject to mutual scrutiny will begin to lose self-respect, independence, distinctiveness, and freedom as a result of the sometimes strong burden to conform to public outlooks.

Personal privacy today is a controversial and complex topic, which is influenced by a number of factors. There is an integral role that databases play in this highly debated topic. The fact that many people now carry out their transactions electronically is another important factor. There is also pressure on personal privacy for increased national security around the world to combat terrorism. In addition, personal privacy is even threatened by commercial factors and the Internet.