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| The mechanisms for assessing responsibility for decisions made and actions taken |
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| Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) |
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| type of RSI in which pressure on the median nerve through the wrist's bony carpal tunnel structure produces pain |
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| the commission of acts involving a computer that may not be illegal but are considered unethical. |
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| the commission of illegal acts through the use of a computer or against a computer system. |
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| Computer vision syndrome (CVS) |
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| eyestrain condition related to computer display screen use; symptoms include headaches, blurred vision, and dry and irritated eyes. |
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| tiny file deposited on a computer hard drive when an individual visits certain Web sites. Used to identify the visitor and track visits to the Web site. |
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| a statutory grant that protects creators of intellectual property against copying by others for any purpose during the life of the author plus and additional 70 years after the author's death. |
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| Descartes' rule of change |
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| a principle that states that if an action cannot be taken repeatedly, then it is not right to be taken at any time. |
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| large disparities in access to computers and the Internet among different social groups and different locations. |
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| Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) |
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| adjusts copyright laws to the Internet Age by making it illegal to make, distribute, or use divides that circumvent technology based protections of copy righted materials |
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| a process in which laws are well known and understood and there is an ability to appeal to higher authorities to ensure that laws are applied correctly. |
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| Ethical "no free lunch" rule |
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| assumption that all tangible and intangible objects are owned by someone else, unless there is a specific declaration otherwise, and that the creator wants compensation for this work. |
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| principles of right and wrong that can be used by individuals actin as free moral agents to make choices to guide their behavior |
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| Fair Information Practices (FIP) |
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| a set of principles originally set forth in 1973 that governs the collection and use of information about individuals and forms the basis of most US and European privacy laws. |
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| Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. |
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| Immanuel Kant's Categorical Imperative |
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| if an action isn't right for everyone then it isn't right for anyone. If everyone did this, could the organization or society, survive? |
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| the rights that individuals and organizations have with respect to information that pertains to themselves. |
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| consent given with knowledge of all facts needed to make a rational decision |
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| intangible property created by individuals or corporations that is subject to protections under trade secret, copyright, and patent law |
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| the existence of laws that permit individuals to recover the damages done to them by other actors, systems or organizations. |
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| Nonobvious relationship awareness (NORA) |
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| technology tht can find obscure hidden connections between people or other entities by analyzing information from many different sources to correlate relationships. |
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| model of informed consent permitting prohibiting an organization from collecting any personal information unless the individual specifically takes action to approve information collection and use. |
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| model of informed consent permitting the collection of personal information until the consumer specifically requests that the data not be collected. |
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| Industry standard designed to give users more control over personal information gathered on Web sites they visit. Stands for Platform for Privacy Preferences Project |
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| a legal document that grants the owner an exclusive monopoly on teh ideas behind an invention for 17 years; designed to ensure that inventors of new machines or methods are rewarded for their labor while making widespread use of their inventions. |
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| the claim of individuals to be left alone, free from surveillance or interference from other individuals, organizations, or the state. |
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| the use of computers to combine data from multiple sources and create electronic dossiers of detailed information on individuals |
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| Repetitive stress injury (RSI) |
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| occupational disease that occurs when muscle groups are forced through repetitive actions with high impact loads or thousands of repetitions with low impact loads. |
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| accepting the potential costs, duties, and obligations for the decisions one makes |
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| principle that one should take the action that produces the least harm or incurs the least cost |
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| private self regulating policy and enforcement mechanism that meets the objectives of government regulation but does not involve government regulation or enforcement. |
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| unsolicited commercial e-mail |
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| technology that aids in gathering information about a person or organization without their knowledge. |
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| stress induced by computer use; symptoms include aggravation, hostility toward humans, impatience, and enervation |
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| any intellectual work or prouct used for a business purpose that can be classified as belonging to that business, provided it is not based on information int he public domain. |
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| principle that assumes one can put values in rank order and understand the consequences of various courses of action |
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| tiny objects invisibly embedded in e-mail messages and Web pages that are designed to monitor the behavior of the user visiting a Web site or sending e-mail. |
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