Yahoo has reached a settlement with the family of a deceased Marine over access to the data in his Yahoo! accounts. I originally blogged this story here, and a related post on the ethical issues that confront companies like Yahoo…
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Bob Barr, formerly a member of the House of Representatives and the Judiciary Committee, recently published an editorial on FindLaw asking the questions "Can We Protect Our Privacy Through Legal Solutions? Or Is Technology Now Beyond Our Control?" He points…
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…
[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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[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…
Read More Privacy as Contextual Integrity (Part 3): Evaluating Existing 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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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…
Read More Privacy as Contextual Integrity (Part 1): Problem of Privacy in Public
The PORTIA @ NYU website has launched:PORTIA at NYU focuses on social, political, and ethical aspects of the collection, storage, analysis, and distribution of sensitive information about people.Project Team: Dr. Helen Nissenbaum (director), Timothy Weber, Michael Zimmer, Rachel Aridor, and…
The AP is reporting that ChoicePoint will allow consumers to access and review their personal information on file with the data aggregation company. "You will receive the reports that we have on you," Don McGuffey, the firm's vice president for…
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Google Blogoscoped has an interesting post on the potential problems of personalized search, including (a) as users change their behavior, relying on prior behavior becomes less accurate, (b) users don't like to login, (c) users don't always want localized searches,…
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