...Shanying Zhu; Vijayalakshmi Saravanan; BalaAnand Muthu Purpose Currently, in the health-care sector, information security and privacy are increasingly important issues. The improvement in information security is highlighted in adopting digital patient records based on regulation, providers...

...Frank Parry Privacy Libraries Computer crime This is a book about how librarians should tackle the issue of privacy in the computer age. It seems that the very real threat of invasion of privacy is the flipside to the benefits of easy access to information. And the threats appear...

... that actually exists. Design/methodology/approach The current RFID standards are examined in the context of privacy and their limitations are weighed. Findings The paper finds that current standards do not offer a platform for secure RFID systems and have several vulnerabilities that may permit privacy...

... enjoyable and satisfying. However, virtual worlds also bring with them cause for concern. These concerns include – but are not limited to – the loss of one's privacy, the fear of being exploited, and the loss of identity. This paper seeks to investigate the current state of affairs of online virtual worlds...

...Howard Falk The American Library Association views privacy as essential to the exercise of free speech, free thought, and free association. Many libraries have written policies designed to preserve the privacy of patrons and visitors. Statements of intentions to preserve privacy are important...

...Paul Sturges Carole A.   Lane . Naked in Cyberspace: How to Find Personal Information Online . Online Inc. , 1997 . 513 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 0 910965 17 X Internet Privacy Surveillance This book produces a strangely ambiguous feeling in the reader. The industry...