Ecommerce

The issues that arise from the use of ecommerce are mostly legal ones as the various stakeholders are conducting a bussiness transaction which is controlled by state and federal government laws. These are usally issues that arise due to the lack of physical contact between the seller and the buyer, and these issues can be made worse due to the stakeholders being in different locations and countries that are controlled by different governments and laws. Also the business practices have changed as now they need to operate in two worlds, the virtual and the real world.
 * Ecommerce:**

Social Issues arising from ecommerce includes the lack of education of consumers. Most people are unaware that their personal information could be sent and shared with other of unauthorised parties. This then causes unwanted advertising, phishing, and spam mail making some un-educated consumers lured into the tricks and been taken advatage of.
 * Social Issues:**

Ethical issues arise quite frequently in the area of ecommerce. Do consumers have rights to thier own personal information even when information technology makes their information seem secure and efficient? Do they have the right to know how online companys and organisations protect their information? Companies seem to ignore some of the real implications that can arise from their own marketing. They could sell a minor who is under the age of 18 tobacco or alcohol without even knowing. The minor could say they are over 18 just by clicking options and typing false informaton about themselves.
 * Ethical Issues:**


 * Legal Issues:**

Legal issues seem to be the most commonly addressed issues of ecommerce. Transactions made by stakeholders are controlled by State Federal Government Laws. So when entering your personal account information for online shopping it is controlled by them. There is no physical contact between a consumer and there seller. This holds that guarantee of a product is going to be what they say it’s going to be may be false. In this case you could be sent a totally different product and pay more or less for it because you being the consumer has no control over where the product is coming from sometimes. A recent survey undertaken based on Ecommerce shows the frequency between how much of goods consumers buy and how much they are spending on them. This shows great evidence of what and how consumers use the providence of Ecommerce.

Personal opinion

I believe that ecommerce is a smart and easy way to trade over the internet. It can make buying items so much easier for consumers but I think that there should be a limit to what can and can't be purchased over the internet. For example I believe that purchasing food items over the internet should only be used if you physically cannot get to a supermarket. Online banking is much easier for people to do rather than going to a bank, but I also believe that there are certain people that would use online banking as some elderly people wouldn't known how to use a computer and others may not trust this as they may lose passwords and other personal information. Ecommerce is also cheaper most of the time therefore it appeals more to people as they are saving money by purchasing items online. I believe that there are no problems with ecommerce I just think there should be some limits put into place so that people still have to purchase items physically.