Social Issues of Information Technology The consequences of

Social Issues of Information Technology The consequences of ubiquitous computing

Impact on the individual Privacy Identity Theft Cyber Stalking Where’s Waldo?

Right to Privacy We often refer to our "right to privacy," but in fact there is no right to privacy in the same sense as the right of free speech or right to bear arms. The US constitution is silent on privacy, although the First, Fourth and Fifth amendments have been interpreted to include privacy rights. Our legal concept of privacy is often said to begin with the famous law review article of Warren and Brandeis (1890), although they were in particular addressing the issue of privacy and the press. Privacy is covered in various court cases, such as the Supreme Court's decision in 1967 that affirmed the right to private communications by outlawing wiretapping (except under certain court-sanctioned circumstances). Data privacy, that is the right to keep information about yourself private, hasn't fared as well. For example, in 1974 the Supreme Court decided that your bank records belong to the bank, to do with as they see fit.

Laws

Patriot Act To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes. The Patriot Act (October 24, 2001) – http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html A Guide to the Patriot Act – Part 1 – Part 2

Areas of Privacy Privacy at work E-mail privacy – Phishing Privacy on the Internet – Spyware, Adware – Sniffing & Spoofing Privacy on your computer – Keyloggers (Key stroke loggers)

Identity Theft What information is publicly available? Who has a right to maintain information about you? How can you protect yourself from identity theft?

Protecting yourself Buy a paper shredder Stop delivery of paper account statements? Stop delivery of prescreened offers. Check your credit reports

Stopping Credit Offers http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/29/fyi/main4056615.shtml Opting Out of prescreened offers: – www.OptOutPrescreen.com/opt form.cgi Getting off of calling lists: – www.donotcall.gov Getting off of mailing lists: – www.the-dma.org/consumers/offmailinglist.html The above allow you to Opt Out for a five year period

Check your credit reports Check your credit reports – Federal law requires that, upon request, each Credit Reporting Company* provide you with a free copy of your credit report. – Go to www.annualcreditreport.com – Don’t use www.freecreditreport.com *Equifax, Experian, Innovis, TransUnion

Where’s Waldo? Cell phones Computer monitoring GPS RFIDs

Impact on Business Intellectual Property Cyber Crime Hackers Spam

Impact on Society Green Computing Digital Divide Network (Net) Neutrality Traffic Utilities Emergency services Disaster response / mitigation Global information

Intellectual Property Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) – http://www.copyright.gov/legislation/dmca.pdf

Copyright Length 1909-1921 28 yr 28 yr extension 1922-1963 28 yr 67 yr extension 1964-1977 28 yr 67 yr auto renewal 1977 – regular publication life of author 70 yr – work for hire or anonymous 95 yr from first publication or 120 yr from creation

Patent Length Pre 1995 the longer of – 20 yr from earliest claimed filing or – 17 years from issue date 1995 – 20 yr from earliest claimed filing – If patent is delayed extensions equal to the length of the delay are possible Some items have different patent types – E.g. decorative, non-functional design have a 14 yr term