2.6+Politics+and+government


 * 2.6 Politics and government**

The importance of IT is becoming increasingly evident in political campaigns. With increased amounts of information available to governments, ethical issues relating to its possible misuse are becoming more and more important.


 * Political Processes
 * Online campaigning
 * Voting
 * Lobbying
 * Fund-raising
 * Advertising.
 * Government information sites
 * Travel warnings
 * Tourist information
 * Environmental information and warnings
 * Government policies
 * City government websites
 * Access to, and updating of, personal information held on government databases
 * Collection, storage and updating of personal data: for example, driving license, TV license, tax returns, passport applications and renewals, medical records, military service records, social security information, online police records.
 * Government control and use of information
 * Censorship
 * Data matching across agencies
 * Archiving
 * Biometric data
 * National identity cards.
 * Law and order
 * Police surveillance
 * Terrorist monitoring
 * DNA data.
 * Military
 * Cyberwarfare
 * Smart weapons
 * Espionage
 * Battlefield technology