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Privacy 2

Privacy 2. Digital Dossier. The data shadow The digital dossier Your own diary of recordable events. Persistence of Information. Communication modes Writing Speech Electronic forms E-mail V-mail IM Images The presumption of truth. Information Trails. The present The future

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Privacy 2

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  1. Privacy 2

  2. Digital Dossier • The data shadow • The digital dossier • Your own diary of recordable events

  3. Persistence of Information • Communication modes • Writing • Speech • Electronic forms • E-mail • V-mail • IM • Images • The presumption of truth

  4. Information Trails • The present • The future • Examples • DEA sweeps • Borked! • Pervasive record keeping • Data retention

  5. Privacy Legislation • The Video Protection Act • Is this a good law? Is it justified? • What caused it to be enacted? • Free market and self regulation – Does this work for privacy? • Government regulation • Enacting laws does not equal enforcing them

  6. Building a Datasphere • Make data collectible • Make data machine readable • Build a big database

  7. Check Digits • VIN check digit • http://www.home.planet.nl/~fransang/checkdig.html

  8. RFID • Definition – Radio Frequency Identification, the use of radio waves to automatically identify individual items by means of a microchip capable of transmitting identifying information. • Applications – product identification in stores, warehouses, medical facilities, warranties, identification of animals, people via implanted chips • Privacy issues – tracking individuals through their product purchases and uses, scope creep, location tracking of individuals

  9. One Big Happy Database • Thomas Watson’s 1940s estimate on the need for computers joke • What’s on the web? • Search engines and their ilk • Your defense

  10. Data Quality • Large databases and data accuracy • Credit Reporting data • NCIC • The web

  11. A Personal Question • Would you run for public office if you knew that everything you had ever said or done could be held up for public scrutiny? • What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas

  12. Satellite Imagery • Do satellite images violate privacy? Are they illegal? • Resolution • Applications • Tax collections • Political claims

  13. Ground Surveillance • Surveillance cameras • In malls • ATMs • “The End of Violence” • Traffic violation control

  14. Bayes Theorem and Surveillance • Facial identification systems – Tampa Superbowl • Fingerprint ID systems • http://members.aol.com/johnp71/bayes.html

  15. Personal Systems • Webcam • Nanny cam • Steve Mann http://www.wearcam.org/students.htm • Webcam • Nanny cam • Steve Mann http://www.wearcam.org/students.htm

  16. Low Cost Personal Devices • Tracking devices (location) • Keystroke capturers • Recording devices • Tracking devices (location) • Keystroke capturers • Recording devices • www.spyemporium.com • http://www.asginvestigations.com/

  17. Employee Monitoring • Various means are being employed: e-mail, phone, video, drug testing, psychological profiling • Is it legal? • Is it ethical? • Should Fair Information Practices be applied to employee monitoring?

  18. Surveillance Systems • What questions could be asked about them? • Should they be permitted or banned? • Are they effective? • Do they create additional problems? • What restrictions should be placed on their use? • What restrictions should be placed on the data they generate? • Who should watch the watchers?

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