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Privacy and Security - November 14 - 20

Cyber-Rights & Cyber-Liberties (UK) main purpose is to promote free speech and privacy on the Internet and raise public awareness of these important issues.

Read the following articles and use them as background for the discussion this week.
Note: These articles will each open in a new browser window.

Radio ID cards track Japanese pupils
Code on 'spying' on staff emails
Activists Slam Homeless Tracking
Spyware: Users Say Yes to It
RFID Driver's Licenses Debated
Judge Dumps Child Porn Law

Marsha Cook Woodbury, Ph.D.
Lecturer, Department of Computer Science,
Former National Chair, CPSR,
Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.
Advisor to a female engineering sorority, Alpha Omega Epsilon.
Author of her first book, Computer and Information Ethics, just
published.

During the week, make a note of how many times someone may be collecting digital information about you. This can include store 'bonus' cards etc. What kind of data do you think that they are getting?

Refer to this exercise in the discussion.

How has the 'War on Terrorism' impacted your views of privacy and security?

Go to the Bulletin Board and begin the discussion

Here are some links for further information

The Privacy Forum | The RIP Bill | The Guardian Explains the RIP Act |

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