Privacy 2 (draft)
Digital Dossier The data shadow The digital dossier Personal accountability
Persistence of Information Communication modes –Writing –Speech –Electronic forms V-mail IM
Information Trails The present The future Examples –DEA sweeps –Borked! Pervasive record keeping
Building a Datasphere 1)Make data collectible 2)Make data machine readable 3)Build a big database
One Big Happy Database Thomas Watson’s 1940s estimate on the need for computers joke What’s on the web? Search engines and their ilk Your defense
Satellite Imagery Do satellite images violate privacy? Are they illegal? Resolution Applications –Tax collections –Political claims
Ground Surveillance Surveillance cameras –In malls –ATMs –“The End of Violence” –Traffic violation control
Personal Systems Webcam Nanny cam Steve Mann
Low Cost Personal Devices Tracking devices (location) Keystroke capturers Recording devices
Employee Monitoring Various means are being employed: , phone, video, drug testing, psychological profiling Is it legal? Is it ethical?
Medicine and Health Care The history of medicine and medical history Actuarial science Genetic determinism –Nature versus nurture
The Protection of Medical Information The legality of releasing medical records Physicians responsibility and the Hippocratic Oath Is there a need for anonymity
The Insurance Industry Power asymmetry and treatment release forms The Medical Information Bureau Physicians caught in the middle
Access to Your Own Medical Information State by state laws Adoption records
Computerized Patient Records The up side The down side
HIPAA The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Key Provisions