Privacy Rights Research Papers Samples For Students

Political Science

An in Depth view of the Department of Homeland Security
History of the Department of Homeland Security
The Department of Homeland Security was brought about by the tragedy of the September 21 terrorist attack of the Al-Qaeda group. It was during this time the two airplanes purposely targeted to cause destruction of the Twin Towers in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington D.C. This event was regarded as the worst act of terrorism in America after the loss of 3,000 innocent lives. It was during this difficult time that the world grieved for America ...

Question One: Insider Trading

For the longest time possible, the concept of insider trading in business has been considered unfair, inequitable and against the spirit of fair competition in business. Insider trading is opposed for the simple reason that it does not afford all players in the market all the requisite information used in arriving at decisions as to whether to invest or not. Two critical arguments are availed against insider trading. These are the property rights and the fairness principle. This paper shall discuss the two arguments in much detail.

It is argued that insider trading dispenses with the principle of fairness ...

I. Introduction
There are various ethical issues that can arise in one’s workplace. For IT companies and their employees, privacy is one of the most pertinent issues that we face today. Maintaining Privacy both at the individual and company level is highly sought for, but is hard to realize. This is because it is a common scenario that the efforts by the companies to protect company information have adverse effects in the privacy of their employees and vice versa. Employees are usually concerned with the privacy of their information and personal communication within and outside the workplace.
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For many years, transgender people often faced discrimination when accessing public accommodations particularly bathroom facilities in schools, offices and restaurants where most of them became victims of verbal and physical violence. For transgender people, finding a safe access to bathroom is a continuous struggle in which they believe that deprivation of its access denied them of full public life involvement. A student may not be able to finish school due to inadequate safe bathroom access or a transgender employee may quit or be fired from their jobs due to bathroom discrimination in the workplace. Bathroom issues and safety are the most common ...

Research Paper Draft: The Hospitality Law and Privacy

Introduction
Privacy, including information privacy, has become one of the great concerns of our modern information society. Each day, without much difficulty, one can find a news story or report concerning some question of privacy. The main focus of these questions, however, have centered around the age-old debate between what is the best balance between security and privacy. That is to say, very little public, media or government attention has focused on other equally important areas of privacy including privacy in the private sector, such as in the hospitality industry. Nowadays, the hospitality industry increasingly has access mountains of ...

Understandably, employees must relinquish some of their privacy while at the work place, nonetheless, this can at some point become a contentious issue. There have been numerous debates on whether it is ethical, moral and legal for an employers to monitor the action of their employees. Monitoring the employees is believed to be a necessary undertaking that is able to discourage both that aspect of illicit activities and also limiting liability. Normally, employers monitor their employees using techniques such as hidden surveillance cameras, or even recording what activities their employees are doing while using company owned gadgets, such as telephones and ...

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ETHICAL ISSUES FOR SECURITY PROFESSIONALS
Computer and network security is a paramount priority in any institution or organization. With the rise in computer usage and international networking, network and computer security is jeopardized. There has been an alarming increase in cybercrimes, hacking, tapping, espionage sabotage and many more security threats to computers and networks (Riordan, 2009).
One of the most important issues and which has been neglected by many is the ethical issues for IT securiy professionals.According to the article, Shinder argues that there are several ethical issues which arise in the place of work which may pose a ...

Paper Outline

Introduction
Thesis Statement: The use of DNA in a criminal prosecution has helped advance justice for both victims and suspects by, among other things, eliminating the possibility of wrongful conviction due to inaccurate identification. This way, it has also tremendously helped the law enforcement agencies in the criminal justice system in fighting and solving crime through effective investigation of offenses. However, there are also legal -particularly human rights- and ethical challenges regarding DNA application in criminal prosecution (Naughton & Gabe 245).

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-Improved the functionality of the criminal Justice system
The use of DNA in a criminal prosecution has enhanced the ...

Law

Based on the article of Cerf (2012), he stated that internet access is not either a civil right or a human right. Internet access is powered by technology and technology is a means to enable rights, but cannot be considered as a right in itself. Cerf (2012) equates human right to one that refers to critical freedom or liberties guaranteed under the Constitution such as the freedom of speech, freedom of expression, freedom of access to information among others. Internet access is only a precondition for enjoying a number of human rights. The transformative nature of the internet does not only enable the individuals to ...

The stop, question and frisk program in New York is spearheaded by the Department of Police. It is a legal program established by the New York State Criminal Procedure Law section 140.50. Arguably, the program was motivated and arose from the Supreme Court holding in Terry v. Ohio. The program gives a police officer the discretion to stop, question and frisk a person in the public precincts including the streets. The discretion is predicated on the fact that the police officer would exercise it (discretion) reasonably and devoid of any malice or self-aggrandisement. Whether the officers have leaved to this spirit, is ...

The American Heritage Dictionary defines paparazzi as a freelance photographer who doggedly pursues celebrities to take candid pictures. Paparazzi make money by selling their photos and videos to reputed publications across the world. One single photo or a video clipping is simultaneously sold to several publications. The more famous the person is and the more embarrassing the photograph is to the celebrity, the bigger is the price. The most unique shots of famous personalities can even fetch millions of dollars. These includes situations where the celebrities are drunk, getting angry, tripping and falling or with undone hair. Given the money associated ...