Influence of New Technology on Communication by Sharon White
We are living in the fast changing world where new technologies are being introduced regularly and new inventions amaze world society on the everyday basis. Although sometimes it seems that it is hard to astonish or surprise the new generation of technological miracles with anything. ... This essay will discuss the impact of Internet on ethical of communication practices, particularly in the areas of security of communication, integrity of information, the exposure of corrupt information to minors, plagiarism in published materials on the Internet and the rights to privacy.

Cyber Crimes And Solutions by Mohsin Ayaz
We are currently living in Cyber age, where Internet and computers have major impacts on our way of living, social life and the way we conduct businesses. The usage of information technology has posed great security challenges and ethical questions in front of us. ... Cyber-Theft: Cyber-Theft is the use of computers and communication systems to steal information in electronic format. ... Chernobyl and Melissa viruses are the recent examples. ... Experts estimate that the Mydoom worm infected approximately a quarter-million computers in a single day in January 2004.

Technology Predictions for 2006 by S. Housley
2005 literally took the world by storm. The tragedies of the Asian Tsunami, the Hurricanes that blew through the US Gulf Coast and the earthquakes that swallowed parts of Pakistan have left an indelible mark on 2005. While mother nature cast a shadow on 2005, it was technology that delivered the... In 2006, marketers must use RSS as an alternative communication channel. ... Spam reached a whole new level, right along side the ethical debate of content scraping. ... Conspiracy theorists believe that the Google's aggregate data will also be used to optimize the fees charged for...

HIPPA Goes Mobile and Wireless for Hospitals and First Responders by Lance Winslow
It appears we need to further streamline health care and HIPPA now in effect is quite a nightmare trying to comply with and implement without making a mistake and possibly being sued as the trial lawyers testing the law. The Malpractice insurance rates may go up again. ... But back to the IT solutions for HIPPA, yes in fact this is absolutely the way to fix this potentially disastrous problem caused by more regulations in the health care industry when they probably just need tort reform and less law suits and reality based systems with ethical people working in them.

Information in the Next Five Years by Ena Mwangama
Impact of Radio Frequency Identification Technology The Environment consist of the all elements that are outside the system under consideration, and which it must take as given .The environment also include all the external impositions and constraints other than those imposed by the ownership. ... Engineering alone cannot solve social problems; ethical practices and education of employees and consumers are effective tools when dealing with the impact of technology on society. ... Environment factors-such as changing legal, social and economic pressure Operational issues-in terms of...

Informed Consent: Ethical Considerations of RFID by Sally Bacchetta
He who mounts a wild elephant goes where the wild elephant goes. Randolph Bourne Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) has incubated in relative obscurity for over 60 years, quietly changing our lives with scant attention outside the technology community. ... Department of Defense has since issued a similar mandate, and falling technology prices coupled with the establishment of uniform RFID communication standards are making it easier for other industries to do the same. ... Our increasing reliance on chemical relief — born of a pervasive spiritual poverty as much as our aging...