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Changing concepts of privacy in the information age

chip bruce (chip@uiuc.edu) (ready to use)

Coauthors
Barbara Duncan, Nick Burbules


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Subject Areas
Information Science

Unit Keywords
newlit,EPS304,LIS450NL,LIS391, lis491, class

Open Directory Category
http://dmoz.org/Computers/Security/Internet/Privacy/

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Background and Resources
Background

speaker Phil Agre, Information Studies at UCLA ( 36 min. )

Readings

Burbules, Nicholas C. Privacy, surveillance and classroom communication

Ludlow, Peter. Cryptography, privacy, and crypto-anarchism

Van Horn, Royal. Personal privacy

speaker Marsha Woodbury, Chair, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility ( powerpoint
presentation
and real audio discussion - 24 min.)

WEB SITES

Center for Democracy and Technology

CTER white papers

Spyware

Yenta
... provides privacy-protected, distributed, automatic generation of clusters of users who are interested in similar topics. ...These clusters then serve as the basis for introducing users to each other. Users can send messages to particular other users, or to everyone in the cluster.

Privacy and Internet Communication site.
Someone is watching you. You may know them; you may not. Every hour of the day websites, video cameras, databases, and even supermarkets monitor your actions. From tracking your buying patterns to monitoring your performance on the job; every move you make is subject to be recorded and analyzed. In today's online world, there are more ways than ever that your privacy can be violated. As we become more dependent on technology we are forced to reevaluate existing notions of privacy and security. It is this site's goal to inform the average user of where their privacy may be infringed upon in their every day on-line lives. Likewise we strive to inform users of ways to protect themselves and their private information from being misused.



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Dialogues, Discussions, and Presentations
Questions for discussion:

About you

Look at Net Detective. Were you aware that information like this was available for just $29.95?

Which aspects are justified for the age we live in?
Which areas pose a threat to your privacy, if any?


  • accidental disclosure
  • malicious intrusion
  • corporations
  • government
  • other

What can be done about any of these?





[ Burbules article notes]

1. What examples of the panopticon have you seen?
2. How does the panopticon operate for university students?
3. Is resistance futile?
4. How can protecting privacy also prevent its expansion? (Think of the purposes of webcams; the CIPA)
5. How can one person's increase in privacy decrease another's?
6. What does it mean to say that privacy is not a sphere, but the outcome of a struggle?
7. What questions do you have?



Examine the Total Information Awareness site. For each of the statements below, consider
whether you strongly disagree, disagree, agree, or strongly agree:
  1. TIA is not possible
  2. TIA is needed for national security
  3. TIA is designed for domestic surveillance, not external terrorism
  4. TIA is a step toward the creation of Orwell's Big Brother
  5. TIA is an inevitable consequence of technology deveklopments
  6. TIA is a hoax
  7. TIA is an opportunity for funding

Discuss.

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