Information and Privacy

Recent Developments

• Access to user records: social security, medical, financial
• Libelous online statements
• Intercepting messages: pagers, cellular phones, email
• Collecting and using user information: Web and smart cards
• Surveillance

Background Information

The following detailed discussions give background information on certain privacy issues.
 

• Cookies and privacy 
• Encryption legislation (9/24/97)

 

Useful Links

• A Note About Web Browsers & Privacy
• Anonymity, Privacy and Security
• Archived articles on privacy issues
• Bacard's Privacy Site
• CDT Privacy Demonstration Page
• CFP96: Sixth Conference on Computers, Freedom, and Privacy

• Golden Key Campaign for Private Communications Online
• Personal notes about privacy on the net
• Privacy in the Digital Age
• Privacy in the Information Age
• Time Magazine cover story: Invasion of Privacy
• ZD Net Net.Politics: Privacy
• Index - Privacy Pages, The

 

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This page was created for SIMS 204.
 
 

Kevin Gerson    Joanne Miller    Qun Liang    Qunyan Mao