A Network Operator Sells Personal Information (Sample Scenarios from the CSTB): Rights and Responsibilities of Participants in Networked Communities

Educational Resource
Author:Anonymous
Abstract:

A commercial network operator collects personal information and sells it to companies for telemarketers without informed consent. This is one of 5 scenarios that discuss computers and Internet privacy, sampled from a publication of the Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB).

Keywords:
Privacy and Surveillance, Confidentiality, Ethics and Society
Rights:
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Language:
English
Publisher:
Online Ethics Center
Published Date:
2006
Related Links:
  • https://onlineethics.org/cases/sample-scenarios-social-issues-surrounding-internet-use/network-operator-sells-personal
    • Notes:

    Case Study / Scenario|Mini-case|Open-ended scenario

    Persistent Link:
    https://doi.org/10.18130/n1f2-a023