INFOSEC - Learning Log #3


For the past 2 weeks, we discussed about Legal Issues and Privacy. The lesson about legal issues made me more aware of what and what not to do online and on computers. There are apparently several laws on the proper use of computers, internet and information security. For example, the E-Commerce Act of 2001 and Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 are existing laws in the Philippines. These laws can be classified as Statutory, Administrative and Common law. Statutory Law is written law by the legislative body of the government. Meanwhile, Administrative Laws are laws enacted by the executive body of the government. Lastly, Common Laws are judicial rulings. 

Meanwhile last week, we discussed about privacy. I was asked by the professor, "What is privacy for you?". I was caught off guard and answered nonsense. Yes, it was very embarrassing. I said that privacy is for example, what's mine is mine therefore I dictate who can view it or know about it. I openly admit that my answer was shallow and very embarrassing. However, I did learn the definition of privacy by the end of the class that day. Privacy is any information that an individual wants to protect from becoming public knowledge. Furthermore, according to Westin 1967, "It is the right of the individual to determine when, how, and to what extent there should be disclosure of the information.".

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