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Email Disclaimers: Will an Email Disclaimer Protect Me If I Accidentally Send an Email by Mistake?
by Vanessa Emilio
Yes, a well written email disclaimer will protect the sender from a number of things including potential legal action. The main purpose of an email disclaimer is to protect the sender or the senders’ company from unintended consequences of an email being sent in error. This may include protecting any confidentiality of the content, use of or reliance on the information contained in the email.
The Birth of Internet Crime
by Aaron T Hicks
People have always found new and better outlets to commit crimes. With the birth of the home computer and the internet, a whole new range of criminal activities has exploded onto the scene.
Website Privacy Policy: Are There Different Web Privacy Policy Requirements in the US and Australia?
by Vanessa Emilio
Yes, every country has different laws and regulations governing website privacy and consumer protection. However, there are some countries that have yet to adopt any privacy regulations. Although there are different requirements under US and Australian law, a privacy policy can be made to satisfy the requirements of both countries.
Cyber Law and Privacy – Is The Game Going to Change Once Again?
by Lance Winslow
On your personal computer are many things, private things, and things which are no one else’s business. Bank account numbers, private emails, and all sorts of things. Likewise, when you go online to search various things – that’s your business, perhaps you are planning on going to a movie, out to dinner, or shopping for a gift.
Today’s Business Forecast: Increasing Clouds
by Joshua Marks
They say every cloud has a silver lining – you get some benefit out of every bad thing that happens to you. When you’re very happy, you’re on cloud nine! If you aren’t paying attention in class, your teacher might tell you to get your head out of the clouds.
Are There Different Website Privacy Policy Requirements in the UK and Australia?
by Vanessa Emilio
Yes. Although the requirements are similar in each country, there are some differences that websites will need to be aware of to ensure compliance with privacy laws in other jurisdictions. It is possible to amend Australian website privacy policies to ensure that they are in compliance with the requirements of both UK and Australian jurisdictions.
Online Defamation By Employees
by Yair Cohen
The Director, who was well vested in the technical side of the internet, decided to take revenge by posting negative comments and reviews about his former employer on various websites and forums. The comments explicitly suggested that the company was fraud and that it was simply taking its customers’ money and never intended to deliver any work. Shortly after this Director left the company, its UK operation had almost died out. The telephone stopped ringing and current customers started to leave the company with various excuses. Read the rest of this entry »
Laws and Ethics in Psychology
There are many laws that control how psychology is used in our country. Most of these laws cover a variety of ethical problems that those in the field of psychology often face. There are certain codes and rules a psychologist must follow to protect patients as well as the public. These ethical principles not only help guide mental health professionals, but they also protect both health professionals and patients facing a wide variety of problems and difficulties. Professionals in the mental healthcare field may see many problems day to day in their careers, so many of these laws help guide them in making tough decisions.
Informed consent is an example of a law in the ethics of mental health care and psychological research. This particular law has been created in order to help protect patients and their family members. This law also serves as a guideline to researchers and mental healthcare professionals on how to properly treat and inform patients. Following laws such as informed consent laws help professionals protect themselves against medical malpractice suits as well as giving them guidelines to follow in the case that the medical professional is unsure how to handle a particular situation with a patient.
To a researcher, the laws surrounding informed consent may seem harsh, they are made to protect those who are naïve to any consequences of any treatments and studies. Luckily, there are many loopholes in these laws and these loopholes are kind of built in to protect patients, their families, mental healthcare professionals, and psychological researchers.
Take this into consideration: a woman that has been involved in a terrible car accident. In order to survive, the woman requires major surgery. However, the woman is unconscious and unable to legally consent to the surgery. Read the rest of this entry »