Scientific Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Computer Science - IT-Security, grade: 70, ( Middlesex University in London ), language: English, abstract: In recent years, the rapid technological developments coupled with the globalisation phenomenon have led to the availability of personal and professional information on the Internet and other Internet related services. This has resulted in serious potential threats to information privacy and security. As necessary precautions, there has been recently increasing global awareness of these topics and several countries are coming up with new models in order to preserve information privacy and security. In this report attempts to provide an insight into the ethical, professional, and legal issues related to information security. The infamous case of NSA and Edward Snowden is discussed as a case study.