Electronic Commerce By: Shannon McManus

Background  The process of buying, selling, or exchanging products through a computer.  Transactions are usually done though Internet or intranets  Allows people across the globe to exchange goods or services, instantaneously without actually being present in the same place.

Types of EC

Network Neutrality  The principle that Internet users should be in control of what content they view and what applications they use on the Internet  Three rules  Robust Transparency  No Blocking  No unreasonable discrimination  I think that net neutrality is a good idea because Internet should be accessed by anyone.

Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protecting Act  Allows sharing of Internet activity between the government and companies.  Proposed to help the government investigate cyber threats and help ensure security on the Internet.  I feel like this would help the greater good by enforcing cyber hacks, and allow E-Commerce to continue to thrive because of this increased security.

EC Security  Process of Securing your information  There is no way to fully protect against hackers and phishing without legislation  As long as technology is advancing, there will always be new ways for hackers to illegally gain access to people’s information.