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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:• [email protected]
• 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
