Question: Cultural Aspects of Internet Privacy
Answer: The problem of privacy is examined in the context of globalisation, that current approaches to privacy are culturally biased, reflecting only one of a number of possible standpoints. This paper discusses the potential of the internet to provide businesses access to a global market being realised if internet users are assured that their privacy will be respected and protected in a manner that meets their cultural expectations.
Current philosophy focuses the problem of privacy mainly on Western society’s expectations that is shown to be limiting growth and development of e-commerce businesses. Results based on surveys are used to demonstrate this point. A comparison of websites is made that are thought to correspond within a specific culture which may work well at present; although such a culturally specific approach will be increasingly seen as a competitive disadvantage, with other...(short extract)
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- Subject: Business and Management
- Course: Business
- Level: Degree
- Year: 2nd/3rd
- Mark: 80%
- Words: 12000
- Date submitted: March 12, 2009
- Date written: April, 2006
- References: Yes
- Document type: Dissertation
- Essay ID: 943
