1. Privacy in a Wired World
Frederick S. Lane
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KNet, Minneapolis, MN/New York, NY
24 October 2011
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Can Privacy Survive in the 21st Century?
4. Overview
• Origins of the Right to Privacy
• First Technological Tremors
• The Warren Court
• The Destruction of Privacy
• We Are All Branded Now
• The Future of Privacy
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5. “So That a Man Can Stand Up”
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6. The 4th Amendment
The right of the people to be secure in their
persons, houses, papers, and effects, against
unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not
be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but
upon probable cause, supported by Oath or
affirmation, and particularly describing the
place to be searched, and the persons or
things to be seized.
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7. “The Right to Privacy” ~ 1890
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8. The Crisis over the 1890 Census
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9. Roberson v. Rochester Folding Box
• 1899 lawsuit
• 25,000 Boxes
Printed
• Abigail awarded
$15,000 ($370,000)
• Overturned on
appeal in 1903
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10. The Social Security Number
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11. Death by a Thousand Swipes
• Diners Club, 1950
• Amex, 1958
• Visa, 1958
• MasterCard, 1966
• Discover, 1986
• Over 1 billion cards
issued in U.S.
• ~ $790 billion in
revolving debt
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12. The Warren Court & Privacy
• Mapp v. Ohio, 367 U.S. 643 (1961) –
exclusionary rule
• Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
– establishing a “right to privacy”
• Miranda v. Arizona, 384 U.S. 436 (1966) –
right to remain silent
• Katz v. United States, 389 U.S. 347 (1967) –
warrantless wiretapping is illegal
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13. The Destruction of Privacy, pt. 1
Apple II (1977) IBM PC 5150 (1981)
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14. The Destruction of Privacy, pt. 2
• A (very) quick
introduction to
computer forensics
• Why “digital” means
never having to say
“good-bye”
• Multibillion Industry
• Mobile Forensics
• Cloud Forensics
Paul Allen and Bill Gates (1981)
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15. The Destruction of Privacy, pt. 3
Joseph C.R. Licklider Timothy Berners-Lee
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16. Death by a Thousand Cookies
Search Engines Social Networking Sites
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17. We Are All Branded Now
• Friends and Family
• College administration and security
• Graduate schools and fellowship
committees
• Future spouses
• Future employers: at least 45% of all
employers use Google and Facebook
• Law Enforcement
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18. Your Personal Brand Identity
• “Information wants to be free”
~ Stewart Brand (1984)
• To digitize is to distribute
• Privacy settings offer limited protection
• Billions of digital cameras and
cameraphones in use worldwide, so …
• Just how much do you trust your friends?
• It’s your brand – protect it
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19. How Private Is Facebook?
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20. The Cost of Bad Publicity
• Stacy Snyder denied
teaching license for
MySpace photo labeled
“Drunken Pirate”
• Others have lost college
admissions, scholarships,
fellowships, even jobs
• At least half of employers
cite drinking or
provocative photos as red
flags
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22. Nothing to Hide, Nothing to Fear?
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23. New Frontiers of Surveillance
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24. “Right to Privacy” Not Absolute
• Contractual agreements
• Convenience
• Commercial reasons
• Security and safety concerns
• Self-inflicted wounds
– (“digital dumbness is distressingly durable”)
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25. Privacy R.I.P.?
• What Is It We’re Trying to Protect?
• No Single Definition of Privacy
• Fundamental Concept is Control
• Switch to “Opt-In” Model
• Federal Privacy Protection Agency?
• Education and Self-Control
• A Transparent Society?
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26. Brandeis, Warren … and Woods?
“But no matter how intense curiosity about
public figures can be, there is an important
and deep principle at stake which is the right
to some simple, human measure of privacy. I
realize there are some who don't share my
view on that. But for me, the virtue of privacy is
one that must be protected in matters that are
intimate and within one's own family.”
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28. Privacy in a Wired World
Frederick S. Lane
FSLane3@gmail.com
KNet, Minneapolis, MN/New York, NY
24 October 2011
www.CybertrapsfortheYoung.comwww.FrederickLane.com
Can Privacy Survive in the 21st Century?