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The Social Impact Of National Security Technologies: Epassports, E911 And Mobile Alerts, Holly Tootell
The Social Impact Of National Security Technologies: Epassports, E911 And Mobile Alerts, Holly Tootell
Dr Holly Tootell
This paper explores the adoption of emerging technologies for the purposes of national security. The three technologies chosen were ePassports, E911 and mobile alerts. The study uses a content analysis methodology drawing on popular media documentation to extract the major social and technological impacts of the technologies on citizens as they were reported. The find i ngs of the study indicate that reactions to the three technologies differed. ePassports were considered vastly different to E911 and mobile alerting predominantly because they were seen to be a controlling technology, whereas E911 and mobile alerting were viewed to be about safety and …
A Study Of Information Security Awareness And Practices In Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Alarifi, Holly Tootell, Peter Hyland
A Study Of Information Security Awareness And Practices In Saudi Arabia, Abdulaziz Alarifi, Holly Tootell, Peter Hyland
Dr Holly Tootell
Although the Web, cell phoneand cloud computing put a world of information at our fingertips, that information is under constant threat from cyber vandals and hackers. While awareness of information threats is growing in the Western world, in places like Saudi Arabia, information security is very poor. Unlike Western pluralistic democracies, Saudi Arabia is a highly-censored country, with a patriarchical and tribal culture, which may influence its poor information security rating. This paper examines the level of information security awareness (ISA) among the general public in Saudi Arabia, using an anonymous online survey, based on instruments produced by the Malaysian …