The SMS Murder Mystery: the Dark Side of Technology
Robert Alexander Burnett, Ylva Hård af Segerstad · 2005
The network society is characterised by electronic communications, more often than not in digital form. While these developments generally enable many social and economic benefits, they also pose many social, ethical, political and not the least cultural consequences and challenges. While the technological developments and resulting services can contribute to enriching the users experience, they also introduce new privacy risks. Privacy is recognized by the United Nations as a fundamental human right in Article 12 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ”No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference or attacks.”