tailieunhanh - Commerce electronic (Eleventh edition): Part 2

(BQ) The document Commerce electronic (Eleventh edition): Part 2 has contents: Payment systems for electronic commerce, electronic commerce security, electronic commerce software, web server hardware and software, managing electronic commerce implementations,. and other contents. Invite you to refer. | CHAPTER THE ENVIRONMENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMERCE LEGAL ETHICAL AND TAX ISSUES LEARNING OBJECTIVES In this chapter you will learn How the legal environment affects electronic commerce activities What elements combine to form an online business contract How copyright patent and trademark laws govern the use of intellectual property online That the Internet has opened doors for online crime terrorism and warfare How ethics issues arise for companies conducting electronic commerce Ways to resolve conflicts between companies desire to collect and use their customers data and the privacy rights of those customers What taxes are levied on electronic commerce activities INTRODUCTION Spokeo is a California business that operates an online search engine that it claims organizes white pages listings public records and social network information. Between 2008 and 2010 Spokeo also compiled information from public records and online sources including social media sites and sold it in the form of profiles to business customers for various uses. Copyright 2015 Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be copied scanned or duplicated in whole or in part. Due to electronic rights some third party content may be suppressed from the eBook and or eChapter s . Editorial review has deemed that any suppressed content does not materially affect the overall learning experience. Cengage Learning reserves the right to remove additional content at any time if subsequent rights restrictions require it. Chapter 7 These profiles included the person s address phone number marital status approximate age e-mail address hobbies ethnicity religion participation on social media sites photos and other information. Most of Spokeo s business customers used these profiles to screen potential job applicants. In the United States the Fair Credit Reporting Act FCRA requires that companies who sell information as a consumer reporting agency must take steps to .