01:198:170 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Identity Theft, Public-Key Cryptography, Phishing
16 May 2018
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Privacy and Security
Controlling the use of info
●Who controls the use, if any, of the transaction info?
●4 main possibilities:
○No uses
■Info deleted when store is finished w it
○Approval or opt-in
■Store can use it for other purposes, but only if u approve the use
○Objection or opt-out
■Store can use it for other purposes, but not if u object to use
○No limits
■Info can be used any way store chooses
●5th possibility:
○Internal use
■Store can use info to conduct business w u, but for no other use
Privacy: Historical background
●Privacy 4 aspects: body, territory, personal info, communication
●Privacy (last 2): the right of people to choose freely under what circumstances and to what
extent they will reveal themselves, their attitude, and their behaviors to others
○Emphasizes that it is the person who decides the "circumstances" and the "extent" to
which info is reveal, not anyone else
○Emphasizes that the range of features over which the person controls the info embodies
every aspect of the person-- themselves, their attitudes, and their behaviors
The 4th Amendment
Threats to Privacy, examples
●2 basic threats:
○Government
○Business
■Surveillance of employees
■Use of business-related info (transaction info) for other purposes
●The 3rd threat, snooping or gossiping private parties will be handled by security and encryption
(keeping the info secret)
OECD Fair Info Practices
●Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) is an organization of
(currently) 34 countries concerned w international trade
○Developed an 8-point list of privacy principles that became known as the Fair
Information Practices
○Formed a complete solution to the issue of keeping info private while at the same time
revealing appropriate info to businesses and governments
●Guidelines:
○Limited collection
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Info deleted when store is finished w it. Store can use it for other purposes, but only if u approve the use. Store can use it for other purposes, but not if u object to use. Info can be used any way store chooses. Store can use info to conduct business w u, but for no other use. Privacy 4 aspects: body, territory, personal info, communication. Privacy (last 2): the right of people to choose freely under what circumstances and to what extent they will reveal themselves, their attitude, and their behaviors to others. Emphasizes that it is the person who decides the circumstances and the extent to which info is reveal, not anyone else. Emphasizes that the range of features over which the person controls the info embodies every aspect of the person-- themselves, their attitudes, and their behaviors. Use of business-related info (transaction info) for other purposes.
