Extra Credit for Chapter 6 - Privacy

http://www.wired.com/news/politics/0,1283,34027,00.html

This is an article from last year discussing a government plan to monitor networks for intrusion detection and the opposition's view that it "will result in unwarranted spying on Americans."

http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/computing/01/25/us.beats.europe.idg/index.html

This article reports that although European privacy rules are stricter than those in the U.S., a study by Consumers International concludes that European Internet sites are outperformed where privacy is concerned. The issue of the Invasion of Privacy, and more specifically, the privacy protection, in the US is compared to that of Europe.

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/sci_tech/story_11717.asp

Websites Fined $100,000 for Breaking Privacy Laws.

http://www.stricklin.com/morabtlegal.htm

--an article written by an associate professor at George Washington University Law School, Jeffrey Rosen. He talks about his expirience at the law school's computer center and how thin the line is between security and invasion of privacy.

http://classes.cec.wustl.edu/~cs142/articles/PRIVACY/private_open_society--gilmore

In a transcript of remarks given by John Gilmore at the First Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy, March 28,1991 he talks about two related ethics: the belief in an open society and the belief in privacy. It is a very good intervention which resume what we read in Unit 6.

http://www.amanet.org/research/pdfs/ems_short2001.pdf

First of all, this site needs to be viewed with acrobat reader. The site shows the growth of surveillance in the workplace. It gives you percentages starting from 1997 to 2001. It has detailed outlines of what is being electronically monitored and at what percentages.

http://www.zdnet.co.uk/itweek/brief/2000/06/management/

The EU (European Union) "1998 Data Protection Act" is due to come into force on 1 March 2001 in the UK. In March the UK's data protection legislation will be replaced, bringing it into line with European Union policy and creating new responsibilities for corporate data managers.

http://www.computerprivacy.org/

Active organization site that monitors what legislative happenings are occuring in regards to Internet/computer privacy.

http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/nightline/nl010313_email_feature.html

Summary: New Technology allows police to look through the walls.

http://www.epic.org/

This site is The Electronic Privacy Organization Center and they fight for privacy at the government level.

http://www.allfreewithfreedom.com/fc-human-implant.htm

This article is about a prototype technology that can track human whereabouts and can relay physiological data through GPS. It can be implanted under the skin or attached to a wrist watch.

http://www.aclu.org/news/2001/w030901a.html

Report from the last Super Bowl where law enforcement video taped every attendee and compared the images to a database of criminals.

http://www.emond-harnden.com/jan99/videosur.html

Some companies are resorting to video surveillance in order to keep track of  their employee's misconduct inside and outside the workplace. For some this may seem to be invasive but others (employers) see it as a way to monitor employees wrongdoings. Videotapes can be admissible evidence under certain circumstances, however it can be regarded as an intrusive and irrelevant act. Employers should notify employees of the installation of the video surveillance system. This is one kind of surveillance system just like the book mentions used to monitor employee's performance.

http://www.msnbc.com/news/579872.asp

Here is an article about how hackers sent out a virus to search peoples hard drives for child pornography and then reports if it finds any to local authorites. This can be viewed as invasion of privacy but can also be viewed as a good reason to invade privacy.

http://www.washtech.com/news/regulation/10264-1.html

Also here is an article about how location tracking technology in wireless phones will be mandatory in the near future for the purpose of tracking 911 callers. This may increase safety, but it may also enable marketers, government, and others to monitor the travels of persons who use these wireless devices.

http://www.netatty.com/privacy/privacy.html#15

I found this site which is very informative of how privacy is being violated every time you go to internet. They talk about the cookies, search and seizure, unsolicited e-mail, defamation, secrecy and the creation of databases consisting of personal information. This links will give you complete information of how privacy is being handled on the internet.

http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/nightline/nightline/nl010313_email_feature.html

Summary: New Technology allows police to look through the walls.
http://www.cnn.com/2001/LAW/03/columns/fl.colb.4thamendment.03.01/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/02/21/future.privacy.idg/index.html

What detail of your private life would you least like to see splashed across the Internet? Or added to a database, linked to your name and sold in a mailing list?

http://news.ninemsn.com.au/sci_tech/story_11717.asp

Websites Fined $100,000 for Breaking Privacy Laws

http://www.informationweek.com/774/email.htm

This article is about e-mail monitoring, and the issues which arise from it. It is directly related to the chapter we read because e-mail monitoring is an invasion of privacy.

http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/11/22/carnivore.report/index.html

The FBI's "Carnivore" e-mail monitoring system does not invade privacy, but additional safeguards are needed, an independent review found.

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis/web/vortex/display?slug=micrprivacy080&date=20010408

This article discusses what Microsoft is trying to do with Hailstorm, the revised version of passport. That is, the collection and management of all information for a person. Not only the consumer habits, but also medical record and related private information. This is to allow them to provide better consumer services. However, this same information is also being sold by Micro$oft to other third-parties. Worst of all, they wan to charge users for this "service." The collection of all kinds of personal information by a company with the sole purpose of being used for their own gain. That is of course with the person's consent. (yeah right). Lastly, the security that is involved protecting all this information cannot be guaranteed, so who knows who might be able to access this information? I am glad we can trust Micro$quish to tell us poor dumb consumers (ie. Money hens) what to do.

http://www.zdnet.com/smartbusinessmag/stories/all/0,6605,2764018,00.html

The following is an article about a new anti-theft system that uses facial recognition technology. The concern is that marketers will use this technology to capture a person's image for selling which is an invasion of privacy.

http://www.cnn.com/TECH/computing/9903/08/microsoft.privacy.02/

Explains Microsoft's GUID, a software tracking scheme. Shows how Microsoft is further trying to invade our privacy, and track our every move.