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Open Access to the Article “Do You Know Where Your Data Is?” from IJISP

How Private is Our Privacy?

By IGI Global on Jun 26, 2013
By Kelly Brown, Editorial Intern

If there was ever a consideration that personal data would be solely utilized in ways known to the user, that belief has definitely changed in light of current events. Everyday transactions have placed personal data in jeopardy of unknown intentions that violate privacy. These issues have heightened as users and government surveillances struggle to find common ground after recent National Security Agency (NSA) leaks have turned issues of national security into those of civil liberties.

According to the recent article on PJ Media, author Rick Moran criticizes both the NSA’s approach to data collection and monitoring, as well as the Obama administration for continuing to expand the security apparatus established after the September 11 attacks. In spite of these concerns, government officials are looking for different ways to protect the American people and maintain respect of civil liberties.

This position is reflected by columnist Sam R. Hall in the article “NSA is Going Too Far; Our Right to Privacy Still Vital”. The indistinguishable definition of what is “warranted” data monitoring is found the most troubling when considering government-sensitive issues. What may be protected by law may have otherwise questionable protection from the NSA.

The issue of privacy protection isn’t just against the government. The use of the internet, cell phones, and other forms of communication have fashioned a power struggle between users, faceless vendors, and unknown surveillances. Without standard procedures in place to promote consistency and effectiveness of privacy policies, each entity operates in respect to legislation and social norms specific to their country of origin.

In the IGI Global article, “Do You Know Where Your Data Is? A Study of the Effect of Enforcement Strategies on Privacy Policies”, authors Dr. Ian Reay, Dr. Patricia Beatty, Dr. Scott Dick, and Dr. James Miller (of University of Alberta, Canada) express the importance of enforcing strategies on privacy policies and balancing the inequity of data exchange:

“Numerous countries around the world have enacted privacy-protection legislation, in an effort to protect their citizens and instill confidence in the valuable business-to-consumer E-commerce industry. These laws will be most effective if and when they establish a standard of practice that consumers can use as a guideline for the future behavior of e-commerce vendors.”

This article highlights an empirical study of the role of legal enforcement in standardizing privacy protection on the internet. In support of this timely research, IGI Global is offering open access to “Do You Know Where Your Data Is? A Study of the Effect of Enforcement Strategies on Privacy Policies” to further encourage the study of standardizing practices for privacy-sensitive actions.

This article was published in the International Journal of Information Security and Privacy, a periodical that aims to create and foster a forum for research in the theory and practice of information security and privacy advancements. Edited by Dr. Hamid Nemati, of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, USA, this journal aims to provide a more thorough understanding of information security and privacy protection.

Individual journal articles are also available for purchase through IGI Global's InfoSci®-OnDemand, which allows full-text searching through our entire collection of thousands of research articles, book chapters, and teaching cases.

Use this link to access the article “Do You Know Where Your Data Is? A Study of the Effect of Enforcement Strategies on Privacy Policies”.

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