Internet Access - E-Commerce - Lecture Slides, Slides of Fundamentals of E-Commerce

Download Internet Access - E-Commerce - Lecture Slides and more Slides Fundamentals of E-Commerce in PDF only on Docsity! Internet access Some parts of the world have environments that are inhospitable to e-commerce. • Denial of access to citizens • Restriction of citizens’ access • Addition of taxes that place it out of reach The information provided on the Internet may be seen as objectionable or threatening to the culture or traditions of the country. Docsity.com Culture and the law Some countries have strong cultural requirements that have found their way into the legal codes. • In France all advertisements for products must be in French. A U.S. company that ships to France must provide pages in French. • Quebec provincial law requires street signs, billboards, directories, and advertising created by Quebec businesses to be in French. Web pages marketed at the U.S. in English only are not allowed. Docsity.com Defamation A defamatory statement is one that is false and injures the reputation of another person or company. A statement injuring the reputation of a product or service is called product disparagement. The line between justifiable criticism and defamation can be hard to determine. Docsity.com Privacy rights • Privacy issues remain unsettled and are hotly debated in many forums. • The FTC issued a report that concluded Web sites were developing privacy practices with sufficient speed. • Responses from privacy advocacy groups were in sharp disagreement. • Privacy assumptions vary between cultures. Docsity.com Some principles • Use the data collected to improve service. • Do not share customer data with outsiders without the customer’s permission. • Tell customers what data is being collected and what you are doing with it. • Give customers the right to delete any of the data collected about them. Docsity.com Power • Some of the defining characteristics of a sovereign government are control over: – A physical space – Objects that reside in that space – People who reside in that space • The ability of a government to exert control over a person or corporation is called jurisdiction. • Laws in the physical world do not apply to people who are not located in or own assets in the area that created those laws. Docsity.com Effects • Laws in the physical world are based on the relationship between physical proximity and the effects of a person’s behavior. • Actions have a stronger hold on things nearby. • Example: Trademark enforcement Two restaurants with the same name, one in Chicago and one in France. Docsity.com