1. Free Cookies and Other Security and Privacy Issues

2. Objectives u Computers and Privacy u Clipper chip u Data communications, database access, money transfer u Protection of computers u Privacy rights

3. Need for information vs. right to privacy u Cashless society u Perception of timeliness u Up-to-date information u Right to privacy not explicit u What does privacy mean? u credit checks u mailing lists u targeting

4. Wiretapping and the Clipper chip u Should the government be able to decipher your encrypted communications?

5. E-mail u E-mail does not belong to you. (Yours belongs to BSU.) u This is not true of US Postal Service. u Should the owner of a machine be responsible for what is stored on it?

6. Record Matching u Using information in separate dBs and matching on some key like SSN

7. Money u Credit Reporting u Error-filled u EFT -- Electronic Funds Transfer u Automatic deposit, ATM, credit card, etc. u This is the trail of your life! u Should these private collections be licensed and controlled?

8. Security u Two meanings u Access u password u badge/card u shut down machine/account when not there

9. Security u Safety u UPS--uninterrupted power supply u surge protection u off-site backups u mirroring u disaster recovery plan

10. Networks u Intranet and Internet u Firewall protection -- puts up a wall between your LAN and the Internet u Internet Server Logs u Internet Cookies u Encryption and Certificates u Should you accept cookies from strangers?

11. Viruses u Protection -- buy a good virus checker and update it regularly.

12. Law u You have the right to correct your credit record. You don not need to pay someone to do this. u You can ask the gov’t what they know about you. (However, you have to be pretty specific.) u Federal agencies and databases are subject to regulations, but not private individuals and info stores.

13. Summary u Computers and Privacy u Clipper chip u Data communications, database access, money transfer u Protection of computers u Privacy rights

14. Questions?