Access to Information Act

behaviour. In terms of values, conflict can arise between personal values and the values of the organisation. A service user presented as homeless and at the initial interview was very upset. She was reluctant to disclose information about her circumstances, and the information

Introduction to Government Regulations in Information Technology Government Regulations in Information Technology refer to the various laws and statutes that apply to the transfer and/or modification of information and technology enacted by different legislative bodies of the government and the regulatory bodies that enforce the laws as they relate to information technology. There are a number of laws that directly apply to the Information Technology sector. There are also a number of organizations/agency

increase in cybercrime, information shared through the digital technologies is prone to hacking by malicious people. Besides, the issue of patient's confidential information becomes a challenge because different healthcare providers have access to the systems. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act was a statute signed in 1996 by President Clinton. The regulations cover three primary areas that include security, the privacy of personal health information

security of its information and information systems in order to ensure that: • The integrity of information is maintained, so that it is accurate, and updated. • Information is always available to those who need it and there is no disruption to the business of the State. • Confidentiality is not breached, so that information is accessed only by those authorized to do so. • The State meets its legal requirements, including those applicable to personal data under the Data Protection Act. • The reputation

would consider it as a necessity. Information which use to take days, hours could reach the media within a fraction of a time. Digital information has been gradually replacing the traditional way of getting information thru newspaper and television. It is the fastest way of getting information but all information might be accurate. In this paper, I will be writing how the economically poor access digital information, opinion and outcome of using the digital information, advantage and disadvantage of

Net Neutrality is the idea that Internet service providers shouldn’t block or deny access to certain websites or content but should allow access to all content by everyone. The major controversy with net neutrality is that FCC is putting regulations on internet service providers. The FCC is proposing to protect net neutrality by enforcing new rules on internet service providers under Title II of the communications act. The FCC would be given the power to prevent these providers from banning any legal

According to the Census Bureau, approximately 49 million Americans didn’t have coverage in 2011. The Patient Protection Affordable Care Act has only been extended to cover 32 million uninsured individuals mandates. The main issue of access to affordable care will be to exacerbated by the limited community- based resources that provide preventive services, primary care access and the continuum care for patients with chronic conditions ("Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.: 2014", 2015)

Equality act 2010 and Data Protection Act 1998 Legislation is put in place to ensure the convention happens. Legislation is a set of laws passed by parliament. If these laws are broken, the individual that has done so may be charged with the crime. The Equality act 2010 was put into place to prevent discrimination taking place towards employees because of any factors that may be present such as their race, gender, sexuality, disability or any other factors. This could be in employment and access to services

Internal Control for Information Security Information Security requires internal controls to protect confidential information from external intruders and internal intruders from unauthorized access to the information. The purpose and scope of this project is to address how businesses can use internal control techniques to protect employee, customer, and business information from unauthorized intruders. Internal controls determine how information can be accessed and used, as well as, by whom.

discuss 6 Acts/Laws which are meant for the betterment for society and facilitate the workflow, maintain the privacy of every individual citizen of the country, provide legal rights to the workers/labors, owner of an intellectual property, opportunities for financial institutions to expand their business, maintain the data security and integrity. 1.1 FISMA [1] FISMA  (Federal Information Security Management Act) came into existence when Congress realized the importance of Information Security and