Lecture 01 Introduction To Privacy (UAEU)

Introduction to Privacy Concept ISEC411: Privacy & Anonymity Course Instructor: Dr. Hanane LAMAAZI Lecture Overview What is privacy? non-technical definitions 2 In class exercise Come up with a definition for privacy 5 min...

Introduction to Privacy Concept ISEC411: Privacy & Anonymity Course Instructor: Dr. Hanane LAMAAZI Lecture Overview What is privacy? non-technical definitions 2 In class exercise Come up with a definition for privacy 5 min 3 What is Privacy Abstract and subjective concept Dependent on: – Study discipline (psychology vs IT ) – Stakeholder (journalist vs activist) – Social norms and expectations (east vs west) – Context (health) 4 1: Warren & Brandeis (1890) From a legal perspective “The right to be let alone” This citation was a response to technological developments (photography and its use by the press) Warren and Brandeis declared that information that was previously hidden and private could now be : Their essay is one of the most influential essays in the history of American law “shouted from the rooftops.” published in 1980, called “The Right to Privacy” 5  2: Westin (1970) Professor of Public Law & Government “the claim of individuals, groups and institutions to determine for themselves, when, how and to what extent information about them is communicated to others” “Informational self- determination” (German constitutional ruling, 1983) “[...] in the context of modern data processing, the protection of the individual against unlimited 6 3: Agre and Rotenberg (1998) From a social psychology perspective “The freedom from unreasonable constraints on the construction of one's own identity” The construction of one's identity is always mediated by “gaze of the other” Impression management, self- presentation Construct an image of ourselves to claim 7 In class exercise (last name: A-H)generate AS MANY reasons as you can for why privacy is important. (Rest) generate AS MANY reasons as you can for why privacy should not be a priority debate the issue! Outcome of debate: 1. - privacy should be sacrificed for the sake of security 2. - Good people should not fear privacy breaches, they have nothing to hide 3. + Privacy is a right 4. + Individuals should not be surveilled unless they have a prior record 8 Nothing to hide 10 Nothing to hide Daniel J. Solove: Professor of Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the George Washington University Law School, Known by his book: “Nothing to Hide: The False Tradeoff Between Privacy and Security” (full text of book, 2011) “The problem with the ‘nothing to hide’ argument is its underlying assumption that privacy is about hiding bad things.” “Part of what makes a society a good place in which to live is the extent to which it allows people 11 Nothing to hide Difference between “secret” and “private” Your daily routine, your movements, who your friends are, what you said in a conversation, which books you read… These may not be secret, but you may not be comfortable with making it public or having external entities knowing about it, analyzing it, and extracting conclusions from it 13