E-Commerce

Chapter 6: Ethical, Legal, and Social Responsibilities in E-Commerce

Chapter Objectives



  • Discover why laws are necessary in the online world.

  • Explain how cyberlaw is designed to protect companies and people.

  • Discuss why easily recalled domain names are an asset to businesses.

  • Explore how patent and copyright laws protect against the misuse of original work.

  • Find out about trademark laws that are unique to e-commerce.

  • Understand why privacy policies are important to those who conduct business online.

  • Know why online companies collect personal information from their customers.

  • See what efforts have been made to protect children in the online world.

  • Determine what government legislation protects individuals’ rights and privacy online.

  • Explore the hazards online companies need to protect their computer databases against.

  • Learn how firewalls can protect important computer data.

  • Discover what hackers can do with information they obtain from computer systems.

  • Find out how to protect computer systems of all sizes from illegal acts.
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