Chapter 10

Legal, Privacy, and Security Issues

There is a potential for failure of security in both personal and business contexts. While many sites take precautions to keep any of these cases of harassment, cyber-stalking, online scams, and identity theft to an absolute minimum, you still may never know.

Does this concern you?

  1. When you buy a Microsoft Kinect, you are bringing into your home or office a telescreen that can recognize who is in the room and interpret body language.

  2. A joint effort by a British university and a Canadian security company will bring to a theater near you the ability to monitor facial expressions.

  3. Cisco commissioned a survey of 2,600 workers and IT professionals in 13 countries. 20% of IT leaders said that ...

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