Privacy, Anonymity, and Intellectual Freedom in the Facebook Era

Privacy, Anonymity, and Intellectual

Freedomin the Facebook Era

Frederick S. [email protected]

Central Arkansas Library System23 June 2011

www.FrederickLane.com

www.ComputerForensicsDigest.com

Introduction• Attorney,

Educational Consultant & Lecturer





• Author of 6 Books





• Author of 6 Books• Computer Forensics

Expert






Expert• 10 Years --

Burlington (VT) School Board



Introduction• Attorney, Educational

Consultant & Lecturer• Author of 6 Books• Computer Forensics

Expert• 10 Years -- Burlington

(VT) School Board• Technology & Privacy

Specialist






Expert• 10 Years --

Burlington (VT) School Board

• Technology & Privacy Specialist

• Student Safety Advocate



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Overview• A Brief History of Anonymity• Legal Protections• Economic Erosion• Technological Destruction• Social Media & Anonymity• A World “Where Everyone Knows Your Name”?



ἀνωνυμία



• “Without a Name,” “Nameless”• “not named or identified”• “lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability”• First known use in English:

1563

Examples of Anonymity












Legal Protections

• Anonymous Pamphlets–Talley v. California (1960)

• Political Contributions– NAACP v. Alabama (1964)

• Anonymous Campaign Literature–McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission (1995)



Economic Erosions

• Federal Taxes• Social Security•Credit Bureaus and Cards•Bank Regulations•Mobile Payment Systems



Technological Destruction

• Telephone Numbers• Caller ID / Pen Registers• Internet Protocol Addresses–IPv4 (192.0.2.235) – 232

– IPv6 (3ffe:1900:4545:3:200:f8ff:fe21:67cf) – 2128

• Internet Service Providerswww.FrederickLane.c

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Social Media & Anonymity

• Anonymity v. Personal Brand• False Sense of Security• Self-Inflicted Wounds•More Technological Impact– GPS and Other Metadata– Tagging and Facial Recognition



The Old Anonymity



The New “Anonymity” (1)









“Touche Prof Moriarity. More Weiner Jokes for all my guests! #Hacked!”

The Value of Anonymity

• Intellectual / Political Freedom•Workplace Security•Minority / Unpopular Beliefs• The Proverbial Second Act• Core Concept of Personal Privacy



Privacy, Anonymity, and Intellectual

Freedomin the Facebook Era

Frederick S. [email protected]

Central Arkansas Library System23 June 2011

