InformationWeek reports that IBM has made a $125 million deal to build an automobile-monitoring system and install a device in cars to track drivers in the United Arab Emirates. The technical details:CERT Telematics has committed to buy at least 100,000…
Category: Privacy
RFID Passports & the Need for Values in Design
Prof. Ed Felten has an excellent post on the RFID-enabled passports debate, criticising the decision to use RFID (contactless) technology rather than a more secure contact technology, such as smart card standards.His closing statements struck me:It seems that the decision…
Black box data ownership in North Dakota
One of the concerns regarding new information technologies used in cars is the ownership of the data. This is a particular concern in the case of black boxes, systems that record pre-accident vehicle data, mostly for the benefit of insurance…
How to Make Traffic Cameras Respect Privacy
LawMeme links to a paper suggesting a cryptographic scheme to make traffic cameras that respect driver privacy:The basic idea is to replace cameras that snap pictures of license plates with EZ-Pass style transponders. On detecting a violation, the traffic enforcement…
Privacy as Contextual Integrity (Part 4): The Impact of new Vehicle Technology
[This is Part 4 of my discussion of the theory of "Privacy as Contextual Integrity"]The Impact of new Vehicle TechnologyWhen viewed within existing theories of privacy, any potential impact by new vehicle technologies on the flow of personal information could…
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Privacy as Contextual Integrity (Part 3): Evaluating Existing Norms of Information Flow
[This is Part 3 of my discussion of the theory of "Privacy as Contextual Integrity"]To determine the potential impact of new vehcile technologies on the contextual integrity of personal information in the context of highway travel, the first step is…
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Privacy as Contextual Integrity (Part 2): Norms of Information Flow
[This is Part 2 of my discussion of the theory of "Privacy as Contextual Integrity"]Norms of Information Flow“Privacy as contextual integrity” is not a full theory of privacy; rather, it is a benchmark theory, a conceptual framework that links the…
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Privacy as Contextual Integrity (Part 1): Problem of Privacy in Public
Over recent weeks, I have commented on numerous articles about privacy threats involving vehicles and highway travel. I am completing a major research project on this topic, arguing that the introduction of new technologies into the context of highway travel…
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What Search Sites Know About You
[via The Unofficial Google Weblog] A Wired piece, "What Search Sites Know About You," discusses privacy issues surrounding search engines that also accept site registration and collect personal information: As operators of the most popular search engines roll out more…
RFID Tags for Cars
[via Freedom to Tinker]Educated Guesswork reports that Texas is considering requiring RFID tags on cars for law enforcement purposes (language of proposed legislation here).This is the continuation of a troubling trend of ways in which the integration of new technologies…
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