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Privacy issues

This article discusses the Privacy Act of 1974 and its amendments, as well as the impact of privacy policies on technology companies like Google and Facebook. It also explores issues related to the FBI's use of facial recognition technology and the concerns raised by European privacy regulators.

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Privacy issues

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  1. By: Joshua Junious Date: December 4, 2012 Course: CpSc 420 Instructor: Dr. Grossman Privacy issues

  2. “The Privacy Act of 1974, as amended at 5 U.S.C. 552a, protects records that can be retrieved from a system of records by personal identifiers such as a name, social security number, or other identifying number or symbol” (http://www.ssa.gov/privacyact.htm) . • “The Privacy Act prohibits disclosure of these records without written individual consent unless one of the twelve disclosure exceptions enumerated in the Act applies” (http://www.ssa.gov/privacyact.htm). Privacy Act of 1974

  3. “New Scientist reports that the FBI is spending $1 billion to add facial recognition technology to its national fingerprint database as part of a broad upgrade aimed at making it easier to identify alleged criminals” (Reed, 2012). • According to the FBI, the facial recognition database will only include official mug shots of known criminals. • The database upgrade will also add biometrics such as iris scans, DNA analysis and voice identification. • The Next Generation Identification (NGI) System • Nationwide database of mug shots, iris scans, DNA records, voice samples and other biometrics. I see you

  4. Google plans to replace dozens of separate privacy policies with a unified policy. • “But while the new policy does not expand the personal information it collects, it introduces new ways for Google to combine and share data across its own services” (Gideon and Losey, 2012). • The users’ data will be shared across different Google services such as Google Docs within Gmail and Google Maps within Google+. • “Forcibly bridging services without the choice of a partial opt-out is an attempt by Google to leverage user dependency on some services to increase the usage of others – most notably Google+” (Gideon and Losey, 2012). Sharing is caring

  5. “Accusing Facebook of engaging in “unfair and deceptive” practices, the federal government announced a broad settlement that requires the company to respect the privacy wishes of its users and subjects it to regular privacy audits for the next 20 years” (Sengupta, 2011). • “The order , announced by the Federal Trade Commission in Washington, stems largely from changes that Facebook made to the way it handled its users’ information in 2009. • The commission contended that Facebook, without warning its users or seeking consent, made public information that users had deemed to be private on their Facebook pages. • The order also said that Facebook, which has more than 800 million users worldwide, in some cases had allowed advertisers to glean personally identifiable information when a Facebook user clicked on an advertisement on his or her Facebook page” (Sengupta, 2011). Time to face the music

  6. Google • “European privacy regulators have found flaws in Google’s privacy policy, which may breach EU data protection laws” (Whittaker, 2012). • European data and privacy watchdog, the Article 29 Working Party, asked Google to put their new privacy policy on ice. • Facebook • “Facebook has come under fire in the EU for using facial recognition software to identify the people in users’ photos and suggest friends to tag in those photos” (Brodkin, 2012). Europe says no!!!

  7. Privacy Act of 1974 • FBI’s new Facial Recognition Technology • Google’s Privacy Policy • Facebook’s Privacy Policy • Europe vs. Google and Facebook Conclusion

  8. Questions

  9. http://www.ssa.gov/privacyact.htm • Reed, B. (2012, September 7). Fbi plugs $1 billion into facial recognition tech to turn america into its own game of ‘where’s waldo?’. . Retrieved from http://bgr.com/2012/09/07/fbi-facial-recognition-technology-investment-1-billion-dollars/ • Gideon, T., & Losey, J. (2012, February 10). The real problem with google’s new privacy policy. . Retrieved from http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/02/google_privacy_policy_the_missing_opt_out_isn_t_the_only_problem_.html • Sengupta, S. (2012, November 29). F.T.C. settles privacy issue at facebook. . Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/30/technology/facebook-agrees-to-ftc-settlement-on-privacy.html • Whittaker, Z. (2012, October 15). EU regulators find legal problems in google privacy policy. . Retrieved from http://www.zdnet.com/eu-regulators-find-legal-problems-in-google-privacy-policy-7000005778/ • Brodkin, J. (2012, September 21). Facebook bends to Europe's will, disables facial recognition (for now). . Retrieved from http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2012/09/facebook-bends-to-europes-will-disables-facial-recognition-for-now/ References

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