2014-04-24 The Age of SnapPrivacy

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A brief overview of the history of personal privacy and the impact of technology. Included is a discussion of what actually constitutes privacy.

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The Age of SnapPrivacy

Frederick S. Lane

Cyber Privacy Symposium

Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY

24 April 2014

The Myths of Anonymity and Deletion

Background and Expertise• Attorney and Author of

7 Books• Impact of Technology

on Law, Society & Privacy

• Computer Forensics Expert and Consultant

• Numerous Lectures to School Districts, Administrators, Teachers, PTOs & PTAs, and Students

• 10 yrs on Burlington VT School Board

What Is Privacy?• Privacy Is Multi-Faceted:• Anonymity• Seclusion / Exclusion• Modesty

• Privacy Is Protean:• Social Mores• Legal Standards• Technology

“The Right to Privacy” (1890)

The Digital Revolution (1932 – 1981)

The World Wide Web (1983)

I Invented the Web for This?

The Selfie Generation

Data Selfies• Web Activity• Pages Visited, Amount of

Time, Mouse Trails, Cookies, Searches, etc.

• Social Media Activity• Purchases and Downloads• App Activity• Geo-Location

Temporary?

Anonymous?

Illusions of Control

• Information Wants to Be Free• Information Has Value• Delete Is a Myth• Anonymity Is (Largely) a

Myth• Because IP Addresses• Privacy Controls Are

Placebos

Do I Have Any Control?

• Yes, But …• You Need to Think!• What Data Am I Creating

and Who Has Access to It

Contact Information

• E-Mail:• FSLane3@gmail.com

• Telephone:• 802-318-4604

• Twitter• @Cybertraps, @FSL3

• LinkedIn:• www.linkedin.com/in/fredericklane/

• SlideShare.net• www.slideshare.net/FSL3

The Age of SnapPrivacy

Frederick S. Lane

Cyber Privacy Symposium

Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, NY

24 April 2014

The Myths of Anonymity and Deletion

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