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Thursday, March 27th 2003

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For an excellent introduction to many of the issues we will discuss at this Choices and Challenges forum, you may wish to read some of the recent essays by Deborah Pierce, written for the Seattle Press. Pierce is the founder and executive director of privacyactivism.org. She spent the last four years as a staff attorney at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, www.eff.org

*** ADDITIONAL RELATED WEBSITES — AVAILABLE BELOW ***

"The Year of Data Valdez?" (March 3, 2003)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-10099.html

"Radio Frequency Identification Tags and Pervasive Tracking" (Feb 18, 2003)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-10076.html

"Living With Total Surveillance" (Sept 12, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9959.html

" 'I have nothing to hide.' Should you care?" (Aug 29, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9904.html

"Governance by Stealth" (Jan 27, 2003)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-10050.html

"Censorware" (Aug 1, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9851.html

"News Sites Become More Intrusive" (Jul 18, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9819.html

"Do It Yourself Privacy Protection Online" (Jul 4, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9791.html

"Playing Games to Save Your Rights" (Jun 18, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9738.html

"Grocery Store Loyalty Cards: The Bigger Picture" (Jun 6, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9715.html

"The CBDTPA and the DMCA: Unpronounceable Threats To Your Rights" (May 9, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9648.html

"Cable TV and Your Privacy in Seattle" (Mar 28, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9529.html

"Copyright, Privacy, and Your Rights" (Feb 28, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9489.html

"Who is Watching You?" (Feb 14, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9464.html

"Qwest: Sharing Your Phone Bill to Serve You Better?" (Jan 31, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9442.html

"Barriers to Enforcing Your Privacy Rights" (Jan 17, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9429.html

"What are they doing with my personal information? Privacy Policies
and Fair Information Practices" (4 parts)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9409.html (Part 4: Jan 3, 2002)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9387.html (Part 3: Dec 20, 2001)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9347.html (Part 2: Nov 21, 2001)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9319.html (Part 1: Nov 8, 2001)

"Weak Arguments Against Strong Encryption" (Oct 11, 2001)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9276.html

"Surveillance and Freedom in the Wake of the WTC Attack" (Sept 27, 2001)
http://www.seattlepress.com/article-9254.html

 

ADDITIONAL RELATED WEBSITES

News

International Privacy Newswire
http://www.privacyinternational.org/parts/index.html

Mishpat.net — Internet Legal Information: Digital Privacy News
http://mishpat.net/news/privacy_news.shtml

Privacy Digest
http://www.privacydigest.com/

Privacy Journal
http://www.privacyjournal.net/

Privacy.org
http://www.privacy.org/

Privacy Times
http://www.privacytimes.com/

SlashDot.org — Privacy News
http://slashdot.org/search.pl?topic=158

Washington Post — Privacy News
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/technology/specials/privacy/

Wired News: Privacy Matters
http://www.wired.com/news/privacy/

 

Tech-Speak: What Technologies Are Available?

Annotated Bibliography of Roger Clarke's Papers on Data Surveillance:
Theory, Practice & Policy
http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/DV/AnnBibl.html

Air Travel
http://www.epic.org/privacy/airtravel/

Biometrics
http://www.epic.org/privacy/biometrics/
http://www.itl.nist.gov/div895/biometrics/about.html

Cable TV
http://www.epic.org/privacy/cable_tv/ctpa.html

Caller ID
http://www.epic.org/privacy/caller_id/

Carnivore Diagnostic Tool (FBI)
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/carnivore/carnivore.htm

Cryptography Policy
http://www.epic.org/crypto/

Customer Proprietary Network Information
http://www.epic.org/privacy/cpni/

Data Retention — International
http://www.epic.org/privacy/intl/data_retention.html

Echelon
http://www.zdnet.co.uk/news/specials/2000/06/echelon/
http://archive.aclu.org/echelonwatch/resources.html

Electronic Numbering
http://www.epic.org/privacy/enum/

Face Recognition
http://www.epic.org/privacy/enum/default.html

Junk Mail and Privacy
http://www.epic.org/privacy/junk_mail/

Magic Lantern
"Shedding Light on 'Magic Lantern': Secretive FBI Computer Spy
Program Sniffs Out Hidden Passwords" (Dec 21, 2001) — Paul Eng
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/scitech/CuttingEdge/cuttingedge011221.html

National ID Cards
http://www.epic.org/privacy/internet/

New Surveillance Technologies
http://mediafilter.org/caq/CAQ56brother.html

Online Technologies
http://www.epic.org/privacy/internet/

Personal Data
http://www.epic.org/privacy/consumer/

Profiling
http://www.epic.org/privacy/profiling/

Public Records
http://www.epic.org/privacy/publicrecords/

Video Surveillance
http://www.epic.org/privacy/surveillance/

Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance
http://www.epic.org/privacy/wiretap/

 

Laws, Regulations, and Government Policies

Privacy Laws — International
http://www.anu.edu.au/people/Roger.Clarke/DV/PrivacyLaws.html

Privacy Laws — U.S. States
http://www.epic.org/privacy/consumer/states.html

Congressional Research Service Publications

Intelligence and Related Issues
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/

Military and National Security
http://www.fas.org/man/crs/

Drivers Privacy Protection Act
http://www.epic.org/privacy/drivers/

Fair Credit Reporting Act
http://www.epic.org/privacy/fcra/

Federal Trade Commission: Privacy Initiatives — Laws, Regulations, Resources
http://www.ftc.gov/privacy/

EPIC on the FTC: http://www.epic.org/privacy/internet/ftc/

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
http://www.epic.org/privacy/student/

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
http://www.epic.org/open_gov/

Changes to the Freedom of Information Act post 9-11-01
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/keywordlist/24?PHPSESSID=246638365d
640ed547e47027ae43ef38

Gramm Leach Bliley Act
http://www.epic.org/privacy/glba/

National Security Archive
http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/

USA PATRIOT ACT
http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/hr3162.html

Video Privacy Protection Act
http://www.epic.org/privacy/vppa/

 

Non-Governmental Organizations — Advocacy, News & Analysis

American Booksellers for Free Expression
http://www.abffe.org/

American Civil Liberties Union
http://www.aclu.org

Special Report: "Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society" (1/15/03)
http://www.aclu.org/Privacy/Privacy.cfm?ID=11573&c=39

Special Report: "Civil Liberties After 9-11: The ACLU Defends Freedom"
(9/20/02)
http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=10898&c=207

Special Report: "The Dangers of Domestic Spying by Federal Law Enforcement:
A Case Study of FBI Surveillance of Dr. Martin Luther King" (3/17/02) http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=10610&c=207

American Enterprise Institute
http://www.aei.org/

Americans for Computer Privacy
http://www.computerprivacy.org

Association of American Physicians and Surgeons — Privacy
http://www.aapsonline.org/confiden.htm

Berkman Center for Internet and Society: Online Modules on Privacy in Cyberspace http://eon.law.harvard.edu/privacy/

Bill of Rights Defense Committee
http://www.bordc.org

Special Report: "The Homeland Security Act: The Decline of Privacy;
the Rise of Government Secrecy"
http://www.bordc.org/HSAsummary.pdf

The Cato Institute
http://www.cato.org

Center for Democracy and Technology
http://www.cdt.org/

Center of Digital Democracy
http://www.democraticmedia.org/

Center for Media Education
http://www.cme.org/

 

 

Center for Public Integrity
http://www.publicintegrity.org/

Center for National Security Studies
http://www.gwu.edu/~cnss/

Constitution Society
http://www.constitution.org/

Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasions and Numbering (CASPIAN)
http://www.nocards.org/

Consumer Web Watch
http://www.consumerwebwatch.org/

Council for Responsible Genetics — Genetic Discrimination and Privacy
http://www.gene-watch.org/programs/privacy.html

Electronic Privacy Information Center
http://www.epic.org

Electronic Frontier Foundation
http://www.eff.org/

Forum for Privacy and Security in Health Care
http://www.healthcaresecurity.org/

Free Congress Foundation — Center for Technology Policy
http://www.freecongress.org/centers/tp/index.asp

GeneForum.org: Genetic Privacy
http://www.geneforum.org/learnmore/gp/issues.cfm

Global Internet Liberty Campaign
http://www.gilc.org/privacy

Health Privacy Project
http://www.healthprivacy.org/

HIPAA Advisory
http://www.hipaadvisory.com/

National Consumer Coalition Privacy Group
http://www.nccprivacy.org/

National Lawyers Guild
http://www.nlg.org

OMB Watch
http://www.ombwatch.org/

People for the American Way
http://www.pfaw.org/

Privacilla.org — Privacy Policy from a Free-Market, Pro-Technology Perspective
http://www.privacilla.org/

Privacy Activism
http://www.privacyactivism.org/

Privacy International
http://www.privacyinternational.org/

Privacy Rights Clearinghouse
http://www.privacyrights.org

Privacy Exchange
http://www.privacyexchange.org/

ReclaimDemocracy.org
http://reclaimdemocracy.org/civil_rights/


U.S. Government & Law Enforcement Respond to Terrorism

Department of Homeland Security
http://www.dhs.gov

Information Awareness Office
http://www.darpa.mil/iao/

Homeland Security Act
http://www.epic.org/privacy/homeland/homeland_security_act.html

USA PATRIOT ACT and OTHER GOVERNMENT ACTS: Summary (2/11/03) —
ACLU
http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=11813&c=207

PATRIOT ACT II — Justice Dept. Drafts Sweeping Expansion of Anti-Terrorism
Act Center for Public Integrity Publishes Secret Draft of 'Patriot II' Legislation
http://www.publicintegrity.org/dtaweb/report.asp?ReportID=502&L1=10&L2
=10&L3=0&L4=0&L5=0

Privacy: Total Information Awareness Programs and Related Information Access,
Collection, and Protection Laws (Feb 14, 2003) — Congressional Research Service
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL31730.pdf

Senate OKs use of Carnivore against terrorism (Sept 17, 2001) — Sam Costello
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/story/0,10801,63959,00.html


Citizens & Organizations Respond to the USA PATRIOT Act

ACLU: Keep America Safe and Free
http://www.aclu.org/safeandfree/

AlterNet: Rights and Liberties
http://www.alternet.org/issues/index.html?IssueAreaID=33

American Booksellers for Free Expression
http://www.abffe.org/

Bill of Rights Defense Committees
http://www.bordc.org/

Bill of Rights Pared Down to a Manageable Six (12/18/02) — The Onion
http://www.theonion.com/onion3847/bill_of_rights.html

Bookseller Purges Files to Avoid Potential 'Patriot Act' Searches (2/20/03)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,79116,00.html/

Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Preserving Our Liberties While Fighting Terrorism
(6/26/02) — Timothy Lynch
http://www.cato.org/pubs/pas/pa-443es.html

Cato Institute — Civil Liberties
http://www.cato.org/current/civil-liberties/index.html

Chronology of Community Resolutions against the PATRIOT ACT (2/28/03)
http://www.aclu.org/SafeandFree/SafeandFree.cfm?ID=11294&c=207

The CIA's Secret Army (2/3/03) — Douglas Waller
http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/from_redirect/0,10987,
1101030203-411370,00.html

Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility — National Identification
Schemes (NIDS) and the Fight Against Terrorism: FAQs
http://www.cpsr.org/program/natlID/natlIDfaq.html

EPIC

The Attorney General's New Guidelines
http://www.epic.org/privacy/fbi/

Counter-Terrorism Proposals
http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/

Lawyers Committee for Human Rights — A Year of Loss: Reexamining Civil
Liberties Since September 11
http://www.lchr.org/us_law/loss/loss_main.htm

National Lawyers Guild — Post 9-11 Project
http://www.nlg.org/post911/

Patriot Act II Also Limits the Public's Right-to-Know (2/10/03) — OMB Watch
http://www.ombwatch.org/article/articleview/1324/1/163/

Project on Government Secrecy, Federation of American Scientists
http://www.fas.org/sgp/

ReclaimDemocracy.org — Civil Rights
http://reclaimdemocracy.org/civil_rights/

The Reporters Committee on Freedom of the Press
http://www.rcfp.org/

The Village Voice — The Attack on Civil Liberties
http://www.villagevoice.com/specials/civil_liberties/

Wake Up About the War — California Law Students Voice Dissent
http://www.wakeupaboutthewar.org/

YOUR PAPERS, PLEASE ... Database spied on citizens
Security breaches of police system worry privacy activists (12/31/02)
http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=30243


Higher Education After September 11th

Balancing Scientific Publication and National Security Concerns: Issues for
Congress (Jan 10, 2003) — Congressional Research Service
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL31695.pdf

Bill Opposing University Tracking of International Students for the INS — Senator Jeffry, ASUC Spring Senate 2002
URL

Caught in the Backlash: Stories from Northern California (11/02) — ACLU,
Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR), Intergroup Clearinghouse,
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights, National Lawyers Guild and the United
Response Collaborative
http://www.aclunc.org/911/backlash.pdf

Cornell University — USA PATRIOT Act Page
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/oit/PatriotAct/

Cornell Office of Information Technologies Procedure and Protocols Under
the "USA PATRIOT ACT" Exceptions to the Electronic Communications
Privacy Act (Jan 2002)
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/oit/policy/memos/PatriotAct.html

Colleges Debate Sharing Personal Information on Foreign Students with the
FBI (DATE) —
Michael Arnone, Chronicle of Higher Education
http://www.chronicle.com (subscription required)

Colleges Expect the Worst in Preparing for New System to Track Foreign
Students (Jan 30, 2003) —
Michael Arnone, Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/free/v49/i02/02a03301.htm

Colleges Fear Anti-Terrorism Law Could Turn Them Into Big Brother -
Provisions about networks and library records raise privacy and academic
freedom issues (DATE) —
Scott Carlson and Andrea L. Foster, Chronicle
of Higher Education
http://www.chronicle.com (subscription required)

Exchanging Data with INS: Update on SEVIS and Its Impacts on Campus
(2002) —
Patricia W. Croom and James F. Ellis
http://www.educause.edu/asp/doclib/abstract.asp?ID=EDU0212

Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation (March 28,
2002) —
Congressional Research Service
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL31146.pdf

The Immigration and Naturalization Service's Contacts With Two September
11 Terrorists: A Review of the INS's Admissions of Mohamed Atta and
Marwan Alshehhi, its Processing of their Change of Status Applications,
and its Efforts to Track Foreign Students in the United States (May 20, 2002) —
FBI
http://www.usdoj.gov/oig/igspecr1.htm (scroll down)

International students urged to 'speak out' (Oct 25, 2002)
http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/nr/2002/international.html

PATRIOT Act: Potential Implications for Information Technologies in Colleges
and Universities (2002) —
Tracy Mitrano, Cornell University
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/oit/PatriotAct/present.html
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/oit/PatriotAct/questions.html (Q&A)

Possible Impacts of Major Counter Terrorism Security Actions on Research,
Development, and Higher Education (April 8, 2002) —
Congressional Research Service
http://www.fas.org/irp/crs/RL31354.pdf

Resolution on U.S. Visa Policies and Scholarly Work (2003) — Society for the
Social Studies of Science (PDF)

SEVIS —International Student & Scholar Support Office, Virginia Tech
http://www.issso.grads.vt.edu/SEVISgeneral.htm

Student and Exchange Visitor Program, Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Service
http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/services/tempbenefits/sevp.htm

Taking the Mystique out of the USA PATRIOT Act: Information, Process, and
Protocol (2002) —
Tracy Mitrano, Cornell University
http://www.cit.cornell.edu/oit/PatriotAct/article.html

USA PATRIOT Act: How to be Response Ready (May 2002) — Nicole Rivard,
University Business
http://www.universitybusiness.com/page.cfm?id=89




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