Download presentation
Presentation is loading. Please wait.
Published byJuliana Wilkerson Modified over 9 years ago
1
Group 7 Exploring Privacy through policies, laws and human rights down to the bits Daniel Beach Alex Cruz Rahmatullah Ismail Conrad Skye Sandoval David Saunders
2
Topics Progression of Laws Laws of the US v. Other countries Events that have affected Laws and Policies Actions being taken Crime and Punishment Current Events Questions
3
Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to keep their lives and personal affairs out of public view, or to control the flow of information about themselves. Wikipedia Privacy
4
Hot Topic Advancements in Technology Cyberspace Cell Phones World Events: 9/11, War on Terror Controversial Pen register w/out warrant Right US Constitution contains "penumbras" that implicitly grant a right to privacy against government intrusion.
5
Progression of Law Progression of laws, since inception Human Rights Privacy
6
Progression of Law Human Rights - refers to the concept of human beings as having universal rights, or status, regardless of legal jurisdiction or other localizing factors, such as ethnicity, nationality, and sex.
7
Progression of Law Bill of Rights – 1791 (Ratified) United Nations, Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) – 1948 International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights – 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights – 1976
8
Progression of Law Justices of the Peace Act – 1361 1 st, 3 rd, 4 th, and 9 th amendments were interpreted Examples Griswold v Connecticut Eisenstadt v. Baird First data protection law – 1974 Now – laws are extended to include electronic data
9
Progression of Law Other laws had to be created to challenge new threats COPPA – protecting children Digital Millennium Copyright Act – DRM circumvention Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act
10
United States Vs. Other Countries United States - Democratic China - Communist Russia - Communist
11
Events that have changed Policies and Laws Hacking Virus Wiretapping Spam Trojan horse
12
What is being done Anti-Virus programs exist MacAfee Norton Free ones do exist AVG Available at: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1
13
What is being done Microsoft Spam Attorney General FBI CIA
14
Crime and Punishment Fraud Title 18, USC Establishment of Offense Punishment Comes in two flavors 1. Serving Time 2. Pay Fine and Serve Time
15
Crime and Punishment Cont. Fraud Cases: California man receives 27 months for obtaining private bank account information. (2003) 33-year-old former customer service representative charged with selling private data from 30,000 accounts with a cost of $2.7 million. $1 million in fines 35 years in Federal Prison
16
Current Events FBI Carnivore System ePassports Veterans Affair Data Theft Google’s Battle with Justice Department
17
Carnivore Packet sniffing program developed by the FBI in 1999 much speculation and concern regarding the implementation, usage, and possible abuses contracted the IIT Research Freedom of Information Act eventually discarded in January 2005
18
ePassports Privacy Issues Safety Issues Skimming Viruses Fixes
20
Veterans Affair Data Theft May 3, 2006 26.5 Million People Largest SSN Breach Other Incidents Policy Problems
21
Google vs Justice Department August of 2006 COPA 1 Mil Internet addresses Random sampling of 1 million search queries Google forced to comply 50,000 web addresses Precedent
22
Conclusion Progression of Laws Laws of the US v. Other countries Events that have affected Laws and Policies Actions being taken Crime and Punishment Current Events
23
Questions?
Similar presentations
© 2025 SlidePlayer.com. Inc.
All rights reserved.