SPAM.
1. definition; the abuse of electronic messages. or unwanted emails. example: commercial advertising, and get-rich-quick schemes.
2. databases are included in this topic because..
programs such as DNSBL (Domain Name System Blacklists) are created to stop spamming. The program itself has a database that queries the name of the company or spammer and the IP address so that the next time it sends an email, the program can block it.
3. the types of data stored about individuals in relation to this topic..
- googling names, email address.
- filling out "competition forms". - whatever the customer puts into that form, is the data collected by whoever conducts the poll.
- phone numbers, address, DOB, names, bank account details, medicare, credit card numbers, personal documents, liscence, etc.
- Real estate sales and ownership
- Postal service change-of-address records
- Telephone books, past and present
- Automobile registration records
- Other vehicle registration, i.e., boats, private airplanes
- Subscription lists for magazines and periodicals
- National marketing databases
- National email directories
- Voter registration lists
- Bankruptcy filings
- Court proceedings/judgments
- Professional licenses
- Tax lien records
- Credit bureau records
- Whois domain name registration records
- Social Security Death Index
5. ethical responsiblities of those maintaining databases...
be careful of what you store in the databases. as whatever detail you put in will have an ethical consequence behind it. such as the hacker negatively abusing your personal information.
6. legal responsibilities of those maintaining databases...
no legal responsiblites.
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