However, this also creates opportunity for misuse of such information. ... It should not be assumed that service account information is kept private. ... Companies can obtain the information of your key stokes and use that information to create a very personal description of an individual. ... Institutions and corporations that profit from the sale of private information will argue that they are only trying to bring us better services. ... In the current climate we must trust these organizations to treat our information in an ethical manner, with relatively no recourse when liberties are ta...

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A computer is a devise that processes, organize, and calculate, displays information. ... Computers can produce information, numbers, images, sounds and movies. ... In 1890 Herman Hollerith and James Powers for the census developed a devise that could read information on cards without anyone intermediation. ... In the 60s, computers were very expensive, only industries and private computers had them. ...

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The sniffer has the capability of "capturing every packet on a network"3 and decoding it to relay information to system administrators what is being conducted at any computer terminal at any given time. Sniffer programs, depending on how it is written can provide information that can range from how many times an application was launched, to real-time images of a terminals screen. ... In addition to recording information, sniffers can also filter what type of information is being transmitted over a network, such as offensive or illegal material which is an issue that is a concern among many e...

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Although no harm had come to their system, the Gordons had felt vulnerable and removed all the financial information that they had stored on the computer. ... Robbers and crooks also employ firearms to commit their crimes or it can even be used by private owners to protect one's own family. ... According to a recent META Group study, current figures indicate that recent breaches of security within Information Technology organizations occur internally 58 percent of the time. ... Virtual Private Networks a...

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Originally conceived as an organizational solution to the massive amounts of information kept on nothing more than paper, computers have evolved and advanced to become a common part of modern day life. ... Whether working with a large multinational corportation or a smaller private company on computer hardware or software in engineering or programming, the possibilities and opportunities are endless and are increasing everyday. ...

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Two men, Herman Hollerith and James Powers, developed a new punched-card system that could automatically read information on cards without human (Dolotta, 1985). ... This group included computers using random access memory, RAM, which is a memory designed to give almost constant access to any particular piece of information (Dolotta, 1985). ... Such computers were typically found in large computer centers operated by industry, government, and private laboratories staffed with many programmers and support personnel. ...

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Two men, Herman Hollerith and James Powers, developed a new punched-card system that could automatically read information on cards without human (Dolotta, 1985). ... This group included computers using random access memory, RAM, which is a memory designed to give almost constant access to any particular piece of information (Dolotta, 1985). ... Such computers were typically found in large computer centers operated by industry, government, and private laboratories staffed with many programmers and support personnel. ...

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Two men, Herman Hollerith and James Powers, developed a new punched-card system that could automatically read information on cards without human (Dolotta, 1985). ... This group included computers using random access memory, RAM, which is a memory designed to give almost constant access to any particular piece of information (Dolotta, 1985). ... Such computers were typically found in large computer centers operated by industry, government, and private laboratories staffed with many programmers and support personnel. ...

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