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Troy Lukkarila Elizabeth Perkins Charles Disalvo Chris Metcalfe Joshua Yount Jon Cobb

Troy Lukkarila Elizabeth Perkins Charles Disalvo Chris Metcalfe Joshua Yount Jon Cobb. A Brief Tour of the Privacy Wiki. Where does your personal information go??? Malware Facebook Google Pharmacy Amazon. At the Pharmacy.

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Troy Lukkarila Elizabeth Perkins Charles Disalvo Chris Metcalfe Joshua Yount Jon Cobb

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  1. Troy Lukkarila Elizabeth Perkins Charles Disalvo Chris Metcalfe Joshua Yount Jon Cobb

  2. A Brief Tour of the Privacy Wiki • Where does your personal information go??? • Malware • Facebook • Google • Pharmacy • Amazon

  3. At the Pharmacy • In 2003, a loophole was introduced by the Bush administration to HIPAA that allows patient information to be shared with “business associates” as long as said business associates fit under the thinly defined category of “patient care.”

  4. At the Pharmacy • Privacy advocates claim that even with a patient’s personal identifying information removed from a record, cross matching data with public and private data sources can re-identify a patient.

  5. At the Pharmacy • Pharmacies transfer your information to other pharmacies without your consent.

  6. Malware programming (code, scripts, active content, and other software) designed to disrupt or deny operation, gather information that leads to loss of privacy or exploitation, gain unauthorized access to system resources, and other abusive behavior. (Wikipedia) 2008 Report by Symantec: Malware > Legitimate Software

  7. Gator Software • Controversial Software • Send personal information to servers • Serve up Ads based on visited web pages (current, past) • Pop Ups, Pop Unders • Downloads updates secretly • Sued websites for libel

  8. ICPP Foundation • Extortion Trojan • No ties to RIAA/MPAA • Scans your hard drive • Offers settlement

  9. Mac Shield Malware for Mac! Looks like anti virus Fake Software Hardcore Pornography Security through Obscurity Similar to Mac Guard, Mac Defender 5-step removal

  10. “Hackerville” • RâmnicuVâlcea, Romainia • 1989 Revolution • Streets are now lined with BMW’s and Mercedes • Apartment Buildings, Shopping Centers, Night Clubs • $3-million dollar heist, 2010 • 90 arrests, $20-mil eBay & CL

  11. Facebook • What does Facebook mean by “Everyone” ??? • Connecting to applications and websites through Facebook • Facebook and Advertisements • Social Security Number Exposure

  12. What is Google??? • Google started as a research project for Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1996 • Generated $29.321 billion in revenue in 2010 • Services include the following and then some: • Email Client (Gmail) • Mobile Phone Platform (Android) • Social Networking (Google+)

  13. Critics of Google • Not everyone is happy with Google and its business practices • There are several watch-dog groups that keep an eye on Google and their privacy policies. • Privacy International (https://www.privacyinternational.org) • Google Watch (http://google-watch.org)

  14. Privacy and Google • Almost every service Google provides has potential to lead to privacy disasters • Google can send you email to the government upon request • You could inadvertently tell your parents about that party you had last night with Google+

  15. Privacy and Google • You and your house could be on Google Street View (which was banned in Germany) without your knowledge • I wonder what is going on here… • http://mashable.com/2007/05/31/top-15-google-street-view-sightings/#192472-Crime-in-Progress

  16. Privacy and Amazon • Amazon collects every single piece of data your enter into their websites • Name • Address • Credit Card Number • Social Security Number

  17. Privacy and Amazon • Amazon does not control information given to third party vendors • Nor do they control any of your personal information given to shipping organizations that deliver your purchases.

  18. Privacy and Amazon • Amazon compares your information for “accuracy” with affiliated businesses, such as Target. • Personal information is also exchanged with companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction.

  19. Privacy in the Future • Commercial Privacy Bill or Rights Act of 2011 • Senator John Kerry • Senator John McCain • First legislation to attempt to distinguish between reasonable use of personal data and unreasonable invasions of privacy.

  20. To ask a question, please fill out the following form… • Name* _____________ • Address* _____________ • Phone* _____________ • DOB* _____________ • SSN* _____________ • Blood Type* _____________ • Shoe Size* _____________

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