Chapter 1:

1. List some ways in which the privacy threats posed by cybertechnology differ from those posed by earlier technologies.

2. Why is privacy valued? Is privacy an intrinsic value or an instrumental value? Explain.

3. What are Internet cookies, and why are they considered controversial from the perspective of personal privacy?

4. How can the use of Internet search engines to locate information about people be controversial from a privacy perspective?

5. How could individual proposals for resolving privacy problems be combined into a comprehensive proposal for resolving privacy issues in the era of cybertechnology?

6. What do we mean by "computer security"?

7. Who are computer hackers, and how has the term "hacker" evolved?

8. Are there any cases where a computer break-in might be justified from an ethical point of view? If so, would it be justifiable on utilitatian grounds, or nonconsequentialist grounds, or both?

9. Is complete security in cyberspace possible? If so would it be desirable?

10. What is meant by the expression "Security is a process, not a product"?