Privacy Lost: The Net, Autonomous Agents, and 'Virtual Information'
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-1999
Description
The positive qualities of the Internet-anonymity, openness, and reproducibility have added a new ethical dimension to the privacy debate. This paper describes a new and significant way in which privacy is violated. A type of personal information, called 'virtual information' is described and the effectiveness of techniques to protect this type of information is examined. This examination includes a discussion of technical approaches and professional standards as ways to address this violation of 'virtual information.'
Citation Information
Gotterbarn, Donald. 1999. Privacy Lost: The Net, Autonomous Agents, and 'Virtual Information'. Ethics and Information Technology. Vol.1(2). 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010011512024 ISSN: 1388-1957