Group 7Exploring Privacy through policies,

laws and human rights down to the bits

Daniel Beach Alex Cruz

Rahmatullah Ismail Conrad Skye Sandoval

David Saunders

Topics Progression of Laws Laws of the US v. Other countries Events that have affected Laws and Policies Actions being taken Crime and Punishment Current Events Questions

Privacy is the ability of an individual or group to keep their lives and personal affairs out of public view, or to control the flow of information about themselves.

Wikipedia

Privacy

Privacy Hot Topic

Advancements in Technology Cyberspace Cell Phones

World Events: 9/11, War on Terror Controversial

Pen register w/out warrant Right

US Constitution contains "penumbras" that implicitly grant a right to privacy against government intrusion.

Progression of Law Progression of laws, since inception

Human Rights Privacy

Progression of Law Human Rights - refers to the concept of

human beings as having universal rights, or status, regardless of legal jurisdiction or other localizing factors, such as ethnicity, nationality, and sex.

Progression of Law Bill of Rights – 1791 (Ratified) United Nations, Universal Declaration of

Human Rights (UDHR) – 1948 International Covenant on Civil and Political

Rights – 1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social

and Cultural Rights – 1976

Progression of Law Justices of the Peace Act – 1361 1st, 3rd, 4th, and 9th amendments were interpreted

Examples Griswold v Connecticut Eisenstadt v. Baird

First data protection law – 1974 Now – laws are extended to include electronic

data

Progression of Law Other laws had to be created to challenge

new threats COPPA – protecting children Digital Millennium Copyright Act – DRM

circumvention Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing

Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act

United States Vs. Other Countries United States - Democratic China - Communist Russia - Communist

Events that have changed Policies and Laws

Hacking Virus Wiretapping Spam Trojan horse

What is being done Anti-Virus programs exist

MacAfee Norton

Free ones do exist AVG

Available at: http://free.grisoft.com/doc/1

What is being done Microsoft

Spam Attorney General

FBI CIA

Crime and Punishment Fraud

Title 18, USC Establishment of Offense

Punishment Comes in two flavors

1. Serving Time

2. Pay Fine and Serve Time

Crime and Punishment Cont. Fraud Cases:

California man receives 27 months for obtaining private bank account information.

(2003) 33-year-old former customer service representative charged with selling private data from 30,000 accounts with a cost of $2.7 million.

$1 million in fines 35 years in Federal Prison

Current Events FBI Carnivore System ePassports Veterans Affair Data Theft Google’s Battle with Justice Department

Carnivore Packet sniffing program developed by the FBI

in 1999 much speculation and concern regarding the

implementation, usage, and possible abuses contracted the IIT Research Freedom of Information Act eventually discarded in January 2005

ePassports• Privacy Issues• Safety Issues• Skimming• Viruses• Fixes

Veterans Affair Data Theft May 3, 2006 26.5 Million People Largest SSN Breach Other Incidents Policy Problems

Google vs Justice Department August of 2006 COPA 1 Mil Internet addresses Random sampling of 1

million search queries Google forced to comply 50,000 web addresses Precedent

Conclusion Progression of Laws Laws of the US v. Other countries Events that have affected Laws and

Policies Actions being taken Crime and Punishment Current Events

Questions?