Public Information Online

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General Information –Definition –Types of PIO –Who can find information Advantages –Protection –Convenience and Efficiency –Environment Disadvantages –Intentional Misuse –Unintentional Error Conclusion (Group Agreement)

What exactly is Public Information Online? Basically, information about a person that is published on the internet which the public has access to “Public information and records are the property of the people and thus are to be made available to the people” (NC General Assembly)

Types of PIO Government –Tax Information –Marriage/Divorce Records –Criminal Records –Property Information Personal –Addresses –Phone Numbers –Family History

Ways of accessing PIO Free on websites On a fee basis

Who can find information? Anyone and Everyone has access as long as they have the Internet –Companies can do background checks on their employees

Privacy Assignment Property Information Property Information Tax Information Personal Information –Address, husband, children, jobs, pets

General Information –Definition –Types of PIO –Who can find information Advantages –Protection –Convenience and Efficiency –Environment Disadvantages –Intentional Misuse –Unintentional Error Conclusion (Group Agreement)

Online Information Used for Protection Sex Offender Database Sex Offender Database –Useful tool in protecting families (Ex. Megan Kanka) (Ex. Megan Kanka)

Convenience and Efficiency Look up information from home vs. physically securing a hard copy Data can be accessed quickly and easily

Environmental Benefits Conservation of natural resources

General Information –Definition –Types of PIO –Who can find information Advantages –Protection –Convenience and Efficiency –Environment Disadvantages –Intentional Misuse –Unintentional Error Conclusion (Group Agreement)

Intentional Misuse Intentional Misuse: Identity Theft, Hackers, Phishing –CD Universe –Red Cross

Identity Theft Commercial “crime in which someone wrongfully obtains and uses another person’s personal data in some way that involves fraud or deception” Identity Theft is a Federal Offense

(Stop Internet Fraud and Identity Theft)

Hacking Databases are what contain online information Software problems are the result of holes in code Hackers exploit these glitches Example of how easy it is to hack into a website

Unintentional Error Unintentional Error: accidentally entering wrong information (SSN, address, bank numbers), information that is not up-to- date, etc.

They inherited the earth and then the army came and scorched it.

Conflicting Information

General Information –Definition –Types of PIO –Who can find information Advantages –Protection –Convenience and Efficiency –Environment Disadvantages –Intentional Misuse –Unintentional Error Conclusion (Group Agreement)

Solution Centralized Database All the information is in one place Easier to maintain and protect the information Types of Restrictions: Who can access What can be accessed Who controls database

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