DocumentCode :
1254598
Title :
Critical issues in Internet commerce
Author :
Camp, L. Jean ; Sirbu, Marvin
Author_Institution :
Sandia Nat. Labs., Livermore, CA, USA
Volume :
35
Issue :
5
fYear :
1997
fDate :
5/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
58
Lastpage :
62
Abstract :
In this article the authors identify reliability, privacy, and security as critical issues in electronic commerce. In other work, designers of information systems have identified other issues as critical, such as the ability to provide offline verification. It is widely agreed that an electronic currency system must provide divisibility, scalability in number of users, conservation of money or tamper resistance, exchangeability or interoperability, and availability. However, by returning to the fundamental definition of money and the essential nature of electronic information systems, the authors argue that privacy, reliability, and security are also critical issues. It is argued that these issues are particularly important in Internet commerce. The authors conclude by noting how some proposed Internet commerce systems provide, or fail to provide, security, reliability, and privacy
Keywords :
Internet; business communication; commerce; computer network reliability; data privacy; security of data; Internet commerce; electronic commerce; electronic currency system; information systems; privacy; reliability; security; ARPANET; Access protocols; Automation; Business; Consumer electronics; Costs; Internet; Transport protocols; US Government; Web pages;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
0163-6804
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/35.592096
Filename :
592096
Link To Document :
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