Hope is Waning: Linking Debates on Privacy of On-line Information to Distance Education Online Delivery
Seitebaleng Susan Dintoe · 2011
Technology has brought with it new ways of securing information. Such information ranges from confidentiality, authenticity, integrity and availability. These types of information can now be stored and shared through the Internet, i.e., websites, emails and e-books. All of these electronic formats can be accessed without restrictions. However, issues of privacy, personal or confidential information still have to be assured. Thus, people utilize user-names and passwords as a means of protecting their personal information. As time passed, the hope that people had for these security measures waned out with evidence indicating that they can be penetrated through hijacking, phishing, pharming, data theft, malware, spyware, adware, spam, denial-of-service (DoS) attacks and scanning. These cases necessitated some interventions like legal protection, technological tools and awareness-training programs. The legal protection, among other things, refers to government policies, regulations, legislation, international organizations actions and public education.