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Online consumer protection theories of human relativism /

"This book is designed to offer readers a comprehensive way to understand the nature of online threats, consumer concerns, and techniques for online privacy protection"--Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: IGI Global.
Other Authors: Chen, Kuanchin., Fadlalla, Adam.
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2009.
Subjects:
Consumer protection.
Ethical relativism.
Privacy, Right of.
Electronic commerce > Security measures.
Electronic information resources > Access control.
Disclosure of information.
Computer crimes.
Biometric controls
Computer hackers
Consumer online privacy
Cross-cultural privacy perceptions
Cybermedicine
Data protection in the United States
Digital rights management systems
E-consumer privacy
FOIL requirements
Government stewardship of online information
Internet performance
Internet privacy
Japanese online privacy protection
Legal framework for data and consumer protection
Online consumer privacy
Online information exchange
Online interactions
Online marketing
Online privacy legal issues
Online privacy policies
Online privacy protection behavior
Online trust
Online vulnerability and threats
Practical privacy assessment
Privacy control and assurance
Privacy legislation and litigation
Technology convenience
Technology intrusion
Telemedicine
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Background
  • 1. Google: Technological Convenience vs. Technological Intrusion
  • 2. A Taxonomic View of Consumer Online Privacy Legal Issues, Legislation, and Litigation
  • 3. Online Privacy, Vulnerabilities, and Threats: A Manager's Perspective
  • Section II. Frameworks and Models
  • 4. Practical Privacy Assessments
  • 5. Privacy and Trust in Online Interactions
  • 6. Current Measures to Protect E-Consumers' Privacy in Australia
  • 7. Antecedents of Online Privacy Protection Behavior: Towards an Integrative Model
  • Section III. Empirical Assessments
  • 8. Privacy Control and Assurance: Does Gender Influence Online Information Exchange?
  • 9. A Profile of the Demographics, Psychological Predispositions, and Social/Behavioral Patterns of Computer Hacker Insiders and Outsiders
  • 10. Privacy or Performance Matters on the Internet: Revisiting Privacy Toward a Situational Paradigm
  • Section IV. Consumer Privacy in Business
  • 11. Online Consumer Privacy and Digital Rights Management Systems
  • 12. Online Privacy and Marketing: Current Issues for Consumers and Marketers
  • 13. An Analysis of Online Privacy Policies of Fortune 100 Companies
  • 14. Cross Cultural Perceptions on Privacy in The United States, Vietnam, Indonesia, and Taiwan
  • Section V. Policies, Techniques, and Laws for Protection
  • 15. Biometric Controls and Privacy
  • 16. Government Stewardship of Online Information: FOIA Requirements and Other Considerations
  • 17. The Legal Framework for Data and Consumer Protection in Europe
  • 18. Cybermedicine, Telemedicine, and Data Protection in the United States
  • 19. Online Privacy Protection in Japan: The Current Status and Practices
  • Compilation of References
  • About the Contributors
  • Index.

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