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Privacy and Information Week 5 Computers and Government Thousands of government offices and departments exist All use computers in some manner Most common uses Data collection and maintenance Research Code breaking Defense and?... Big Brother More than 2000 government databases exist We leave many data trails to facilitate the collection of information Government pushes their rights to protect ours Law Enforcement National Crime Information Center Help law-enforcement agencies share info to catch criminals Benefits any agency can access records lots of info available criminal histories info on existing warrants easy for intrastate usage fingerprints Law Enforcement Problems lack of control of entry lack of control of usage ease of access by employees Abuse of power Invasion of privacy Inaccuracy Not every state is “in” National ID Cards Multi-purpose cards Smart card microprocessor and memory used when interacting with governments and banks, medical Benefits Need to actuate the card to verify identity Harder to forge Carry only one card Reduces fraud Prevents illegal work Civilian applications of government technologies Economic espionage Sharing of technology between law enforcement and other agencies Military surveillance technology used in civilian applications Threats to Privacy Government has wide scope of activities large amount a data available power to require us to provide information ability to use and misuse databases Computers have facilitated.... the collection of data analysis of data storage of data access of data distribution of data Reasons - speed and anonymity Internet has broadened access to information Database Program to help you store, manage, search, analyze, and access large amounts of data records fields Tree structure for search Common Databases Employee ID scanners Prescription drugs Bank machines Cellular phone calls Browsing on Net cookies Sweepstakes Satellites Credit/Debit cards Supermarket scanners Electronic tolls Mail-order transactions E-mail Public records DMV Voter registration Birth and death certificates Marriage certificates Divorce records Property records Court records Arrest records Postal address records Confidential Records Social welfare information Tax information School records Public library records Criminal history Health records Internet and data collection Cookies Search engines - quicker more available info open ended nature of net - no rules to define what is personal info newsgroup, chat rooms, e-mail remains available for years Purposes of Record Systems Help agencies perform their functions efficiently Determine eligibility for government job Determine eligibility for benefits programs Detect fraud Recover payments of delinquent debt Acquisition of Data Census Surveillance Identification Networking Methods Used Computer matching Combining and comparing information from different databases Computer profiling using data in computer files to determine characteristics of people most likely to engage in a certain behavior Data Mining Analyze to perform data profiles Create from customer files then matches are made Businesses and governments keep records and sell them Data Mining Results Analysis of data for relationships that have not been discovered Associations one event can be correlated to another Sequences One event leads to another Classification Recognition of patterns resulting in new organizations Data Mining Results Continued Clustering Finding and visualizing groups of facts not previously known Forcasting Discovering patterns in the data that can lead to predictions about the future Data Mining Uses Target customers Advertise to current customers Manipulate markets Select, monitor, and control employees Most common tool Social security number Social Security Number Major use for identification Linked to banking data credit report driving record earnings history work history ....... Credit Bureaus Provide a central storehouse of information used to evaluate applicants for credit data supplied by banks, stores, and other businesses Public records - lawsuits, liens, bankruptcies Regulation of Credit Bureaus Regulated by federal government Fair Credit Reporting Act can give information to employers, government, and insurance companies, and those who need it for legitimate purposes involving customer VAGUE? Changes Legal right to get a copy of their own report for free, and a list of those who have requested it Prohibit employers from obtaining reports without person’s permission or at all except for special kinds of jobs Medical Records Data is personal and sensitive Can be used for marketing purposes Hard to restrict due to varying laws in different states Insurance benefits require that we tell all Technical and Management Protections Each authorized user has unique ID code and password Restrict operations of different users in areas where they do not need to go Use audit trails to track usage by workers Computer records reduce handling and potential reading Risks due to databases Unauthorized use by people who maintain them Access from intruders Mishandling Errors and potential problems Unintentional side-effects Creep Phenomenon If information is collected, it will probably be used for many purposes that were not intended when the project started Biometrics Verification through unique physical characteristics little fraud fingerprints DNA hand geometry facial recognition facial thermography Etc.
