1. CSE 303 Concepts and Tools for Software Development Richard C. Davis UW CSE – 10/30/2006 Social Implications Discussion 2 – Privacy

2. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 22 Administravia Richard's office hours –Today 4:15 - 6:00 in CSE 210 Review session –Tonight 6-8PM in EEB-045 –Come with questions! Note on Assignment –This used to be a Microsoft interview question

3. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 23 Today Privacy –Short lecture –Group Discussion Divide into groups for 20 minutes Discuss the question Pick a person to report back –Whole class discussion

4. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 24 Origins of "The Right to Privacy" William Brandeis: The Right to Privacy –1890: To protect against tabloid journalism –"…in very early times, … the "right to life" served only to protect the subject from battery in its various forms.…Later, there came a recognition of man's spiritual nature, of his feelings and his intellect…. and now the right to life has come to mean the right to enjoy life, -- the right to be left alone."

5. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 25 Privacy: A Technological Problem 1890 Problem –Photography and recording devices –"Gossip" industry Today's problem –Our private information in databases Government: (taxes, voter registration, immigration, dept. of motor vehicles, etc.) Corporations: (medical databases, employers, vendor data, etc.) –Cheap storage/Data mining to process data

6. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 26 Privacy Violation Example From Samartati and Sweeney '98 Date of BirthZipProblem 195698115Heart 192998335Cholesterol 197598115Flu 196398335Diabetes NameZipDate of Birth John Doe981151956 Jane Doe983351963 Medical Data Voter Registration

7. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 27 Other Recent Examples? Google data given to researchers –New York Times used to identify people Many laptops with personal data lost –Large scale identity theft possible Rep. Mark Foley instant messages Government telephone/e-mail surveillance

8. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 28 Contradictory Goals Sharing and analyzing information helps –Discover trends & understand patterns –Improve customer service –Understand disease propagation –Identify criminal activity But it endangers privacy

9. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 29 Views Differ Privacy from Whom –U.S.A. : Privacy from Government –Europe: Privacy from Corporations Personal cost is the issue –"Should the government be allowed to read e-mails and listen to phone calls to fight terrorism?" 33% Yes (original text) 22% Yes (if text said "your e-mails" and "your phone calls") –2002 - Pew Research Center for People and the Press

10. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 210 Today's Question You have been unemployed for a year and you are sinking into debt. You have just been offered a web development job at a popular financial institution. Your personal responsibilities would include extending the web site's ability to collect and manage customer's personal information. Like most companies, this company sells some data to other companies. Would you take this job?

11. 10/30/2006CSE 303 Discussion 211 Next Time Midterm Exam