Issues

Who Benefits from On-Line Privacy

This paper addresses the ability of firms to track individual purchasing and use this information to price discriminate.

Can Phishing Be Foiled?

This article analyzes why phishing works and the best methods that can be undertaken to protect consumers.

A Simple Way to Avoid Being the Next Star Wars Kid

This short article describes how users can protect their privacy online.

Taking the “Long View” on the Fourth Amendment: Stored Records and the Sanctity of the Home

This paper looks at what detailed recordkeeping by electrical utilities means for privacy.

Data Mining and the Security-Liberty Debate

This article discusses the ineffectiveness of comparing security against liberty in the context of data mining.

Consumers' Understanding of Privacy Rules in the Marketplace: Findings from a National Survey

This paper surveys online consumers to assess how well they understand privacy regulation and privacy policies.

Dredging up the Past: Lifelogging, Memory, and Surveillance

This article hypothesizes the potential costs and benefits of widespread lifelogging.

New Vulnerability, The: Personal Information and Data Security

Synopsis coming soon

Reputation Nation: Law in an Era of Ubiquitous Personal Information

This paper asks if information policy can reduce discrimination against people due to characteristics like ethnicity.

The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the Internet 

This book looks at how the spread of information on the Internet affects privacy and reputation.