Internet Ethics

Presented by:Daniel WuKalven Wu

Book Format Internet Ethics edited by Duncan

Langford Compilation of works written by

many authors Little opinions, mostly

informational Published in 2000

Relation to Report Report - Laws and the Internet

Copyrights Defamation John Mawhood and Daniel Tysver

Presentation - Privacy and Security Related to Everyday Use Herman T. Tavani

Outline What is Privacy? Privacy Theories Internet Enhanced Privacy

Concerns Internet Specific Privacy Concerns

Outline (cont.) What is Security? Two senses of Security Cryptography and Data Encryption Proposals for Internet Privacy and

Internet Security

What is Privacy? Interest that individuals have with

respect to protecting personal information, personal property, and personal space

Moral or Legal right ? Data Protection

Privacy Theories Non-Intrusion theory Seclusion theory Control theory Limitation theory Control/Restricted Access theory

Non-Intrusion Theory Article by Warren and Brandels

(1890) ‘Being let alone’ ‘Being free from intrusion’ Problem: could be left alone but

still no privacy.

Seclusion Theory ‘Being alone’ Physical means in a state of

solitude Differentiates Privacy with Liberty Confused Privacy with Solitude Person on a Deserted Island

Control Theory One has Privacy iff one has control over

information about oneself Choice – grant/deny access to info All or None Flaws

Practical – Never able to have complete control over information about onself

Theoretical – Can reveal every bit of information but still retain privacy

Limitation Theory Limiting and restricting access of

information in certain contexts Avoids confusion:

Autonomy Liberty Solitude

Problem: Underestimate role of control

Confused with secrecy

Control/Restricted Access Theory Privacy in a ‘situation’ if person is

‘protected from intrusion, interference, and information access by others’

Comprehensive account Situations

Activity, relationship, storage/access of information

Internet Enhanced Privacy Concern Privacy Issues before the Internet Dataveillance & Data Gathering Data Exchanging and Data Mining

Dataveillance & Data Gathering Monitoring people’s actions or

communications Not unique to Internet

Wiretapping Stalkers

Click streams Direct

Web forms Indirect

Log files

Data Exchanging and Data Mining Sale of data to third parties Merging and matching of

electronic records Data mining

Unearth patterns and relationships between data

Consumer groups

Internet Specific Privacy Concern Cookie Search Engine

Cookie Collect data With or without user’s knowledge Shopping cart Able to turn off

Search Engine Retrieving personal information Information about Individual

persons Persons with no knowledge of

information on databases Searching on listservers,

newsgroups, etc provides information about user history

What is Security? ECS153 Privacy concerns is losing control

of personal information to people who claim to need it

Security concerns is fear of unauthorized access and manipulation of data by people who does not have a legitimate need of it

Two senses of Security Concerns involving computer

system vulnerability Viruses, worms, and other ‘rogue’

programs Protection from unauthorized

access information that either Resides in databases Communicated over the Internet

Cryptography and Data Encryption Prof. Rogaway studies

cryptography Plain text, ciphertext, key Private Key

Roman Era: Julius Caesar Public and Private Key, “Strong

encryption”

Proposals for Internet Privacy and Internet Security Anonymizer Crowds Onion Router

Final Remarks Questions ? Comments Discussion