Internet and Privacy

Al-Fadhli, Meshal Shehab Internet and Privacy., 2007 UNSPECIFIED. (Unpublished) [Other]

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English abstract

The concept of privacy is hard to understand and is not easy to define, because this concept is linked with several dimensions. Internet Privacy is associated with the use of the Internet and most likely appointed under communications privacy, involving the user of the Internet’s personal information and activities, and the disclosure of them online. This essay is going to present the meaning of privacy and the implications of it for Internet users. Also, this essay will demonstrate some of the issues that are presented in the literature, as well as exploring different authors’ perspectives on Internet and Privacy concerns.

Item type: Other
Keywords: Privacy, Privacy issues, Privacy dimensions, Internet, Online activities, Cookies, Self-disclosure online, Laws and policy legislations.
Subjects: E. Publishing and legal issues. > EZ. None of these, but in this section.
L. Information technology and library technology > LC. Internet, including WWW.
Depositing user: Meshal/ma Al-Fadhli
Date deposited: 29 Nov 2007
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:10
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/10760

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