CASE STUDY PROJECT: WEB SITE PRIVACY: HOW MUCH SHOULD WE WORRY? Chapter 14 Management Information Systems

INTRODUCTION: Web site privacy and how much should we worry? This seems to be the major concern of Internet and network users today. There are many reasons for this concern ranging from ethical standards to the social impact of information systems. The internet has become one of the most important sources of personal data from organizations who want to reach their target market to users who want to take advantage of the convenience of doing …

…are using. They must realize that the majority of these online companies have a centralized store, or research can be done in a library (maybe not as efficiently). The Internet is a luxury, not something that you must have or use, there are alternatives, but if you want to use it, you must be able to allow people to monitor your movements, just like with a credit card, discount card, telephone line, and other luxuries.