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CSE 303 Concepts and Tools for Software Development

CSE 303 Concepts and Tools for Software Development. Richard C. Davis UW CSE – 10/30/2006 Social Implications Discussion 2 – Privacy. Administravia. Richard's office hours Today 4:15 - 6:00 in CSE 210 Review session Tonight 6-8PM in EEB-045 Come with questions! Note on Assignment

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CSE 303 Concepts and Tools for Software Development

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  1. CSE 303Concepts and Tools for Software Development Richard C. DavisUW CSE – 10/30/2006 Social Implications Discussion 2 – Privacy

  2. Administravia • Richard's office hours • Today 4:15 - 6:00 in CSE 210 • Review session • Tonight 6-8PM in EEB-045 • Come with questions! • Note on Assignment • This used to be a Microsoft interview question CSE 303 Discussion 2

  3. Today • Privacy • Short lecture • Group Discussion • Divide into groups for 20 minutes • Discuss the question • Pick a person to report back • Whole class discussion CSE 303 Discussion 2

  4. Origins of "The Right to Privacy" • William Brandeis: The Right to Privacy • 1890: To protect against tabloid journalism • "…in very early times, … the "right to life" served only to protect the subject from battery in its various forms.…Later, there came a recognition of man's spiritual nature, of his feelings and his intellect…. and now the right to life has come to mean the right to enjoy life, -- the right to be left alone." CSE 303 Discussion 2

  5. Privacy: A Technological Problem • 1890 Problem • Photography and recording devices • "Gossip" industry • Today's problem • Our private information in databases • Government: (taxes, voter registration, immigration, dept. of motor vehicles, etc.) • Corporations: (medical databases, employers, vendor data, etc.) • Cheap storage/Data mining to process data CSE 303 Discussion 2

  6. Privacy Violation Example • From Samartati and Sweeney '98 Medical Data VoterRegistration CSE 303 Discussion 2

  7. Other Recent Examples? • Google data given to researchers • New York Times used to identify people • Many laptops with personal data lost • Large scale identity theft possible • Rep. Mark Foley instant messages • Government telephone/e-mail surveillance CSE 303 Discussion 2

  8. Contradictory Goals • Sharing and analyzing information helps • Discover trends & understand patterns • Improve customer service • Understand disease propagation • Identify criminal activity • But it endangers privacy CSE 303 Discussion 2

  9. Views Differ • Privacy from Whom • U.S.A. : Privacy from Government • Europe: Privacy from Corporations • Personal cost is the issue • "Should the government be allowed to read e-mails and listen to phone calls to fight terrorism?" • 33% Yes (original text) • 22% Yes (if text said "your e-mails" and "your phone calls") • 2002 - Pew Research Center for People and the Press CSE 303 Discussion 2

  10. Today's Question • You have been unemployed for a year and you are sinking into debt. • You have just been offered a web development job at a popular financial institution. • Your personal responsibilities would include extending the web site's ability to collect and manage customer's personal information. • Like most companies, this company sells some data to other companies. • Would you take this job? CSE 303 Discussion 2

  11. Next Time • Midterm Exam CSE 303 Discussion 2

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