INL 240: Theme 04

1.

Legislation: accuracy of Information

1.

Protection Personal Information Bill 2009

Provisions

processing

information

relating

child/data subject

religous beliefs

race

trade union

sexual life

criminal

Such

information

processed

Bill's

requirements

Steps

taken

ensure

data subject

aware

purpose

information

collected

Security

put place

protect

personal

information

against

loss

damage

unlwaful

access

Steps

ensure

processed

information

complete

accurate

updated

unmisleading

Party

processes

personal

information

reasonable grounds

Subtopic

Prohibits

processing

personal information

data subject

marketing purposes

fax

sms

e-mail

UNLESS

consent

Data Subjects

right

obtain

details

personal information

parties

holding

request

correction

information

(Privacy & Access)

Transfer

information

3rd Party

foreign country

prohibited

2.

Financial Intelligence Centre Act 28

Law

designed

combat

money

laundering

r

Money Laundering - abuse of financial systems by hiding proceeds of crime

Terms

all accountable

institution (Bank)

specific duties

prevent

money laundering

Duties

"KYC (Know Your Customer)"

FICA Process

customer

prove

identity &

residential addreses

3.

ECT Act

Legal Certainty

providing

legal

recognition

electronic transactions

documents

signatures

Protection of Individuals

protection

consumer

stipulating &

minimum

information

provided

customers

protection

personal information

critical

data

Electronic Fraud

electronic environment

possible

manipulate

e-mail

(impersonate another)

impossible

determine

true identity

2.

Authenticity, Fidelity & Accuracy: Information

Terms

1.

Authenticity

Genuine

undisputed

origin/

authorship

2.

Fidelity

loyalty

cause

accuracy

reporting

detail

3.

Accurate (accuracy)

Faithfully

representing

truth

Internet

3.

Incorrect & Inaccurate data: Scientific Community

Fabrication

data

invention/recording/reporting

data

Subtopic

Falsification

alteration

research

materials

equipment

protocol

data

results

7.

Authencity & Accurace of Sources Study Purposes

Wikipedia

Traditional encyclopedias

written

experts

academic degree

monitored

professional

editors

wikipedia

anyone

create/change/improve

content

not all

users

scrupulous

providing

accurate

information

relies

users

monitor

articles

Gorman(2007)

wikipedia

unethical

potential

"harmful to others"

6.

Intentional falsification of data

Examples

e-mail chains

virus

alerts

dying

children

Internet

allows

vast

audience

spread

rumours

Fake

'news'

social networks

Twitter &

Facebook

found

Internet

sited

claimed

Obama

Muslim

John Seignthaler Sr

Wikipedia

involve

assination

John & Robert

Kennedy

Question

Why

above

unethical?

5.

Accountability & Unintentional Inaccurate data

Millions

people

organisations

arround

world

post

information

factual

mistakes

Study

higly ranked

websites

google

searches

researchers

found

incorrect

date

biography

Claude Monet

editor

Vogue

said

entry

magazine

Wikipedia

inaccurate &

unclear

4.

Digital identity & Identity Theft

Identity theft

crime

obtain

pieces

personal information

Social

security

driver;s

license

information

used

obtain

credit

merchandise

services

using

victim's

name

Types

Account takeover

imposter

uses

stolen

information

gain

access

victim

account

often

ID thief

use

stolen

identity

acquire

more

credit

products

changes

credit

never

see

card bills

True Name theft

thief

uses

personal

information

open

accounts

thief

might`

open

new

acounts

establish

cellular

services

Phishing

defined

form

fraud

criminals

attempt

access

confidential

information

e-mail

fake website

never respond

ask

enter

user id

password

account number

e-mail

non-secure

web page

ask

comfirm/verify/update

account

credit card

address information

require

enter

personal

information

directly

e-mail/website

Yes Men

world's

biggest

corporation

"Identity Correction"

make

ridiculous/shocking

comments

caricature & ideological

organisation/person

sense

humour/shock

aim

expose

dehumanizing

business

prectice

help

keep

critical

issues

international

spotlight

Identity Correction

art

impersonationg

powerful

criminal

publicly

humiliate

them