1. Personal Data For the Taking.
- Author
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Zeller Jr., Tom
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ELECTRONIC data processing department security measures , *IDENTITY theft , *DATABASE security , *DATA protection , *COMPUTER hackers , *COMPUTER network security , *COMPUTER access control , *RIGHT of privacy , *COMPUTER security , *ACCESS control , *SECURITY systems , *COMPUTER crimes , *COMPUTER hacking , *COLLEGE students - Abstract
Observes that personal information is held in thousands of public databases and new limits are being proposed on Internet access to such data. How graduate students in a computer security course at Johns Hopkins University built dossiers on Baltimore, Maryland citizens using only public databases; Appearance of ChoicePoint and LexisNexis before Congress to explain their companies' data security, after thieves stole consumer data; The mounting concerns over data security; Conflicts between convenient access to public records and personal privacy rights; Details of the Johns Hopkins project, which was conceived by Aviel D. Rubin; Arguments of privacy advocates; Views of the Johns Hopkins students. INSET: In Plain Sight.
- Published
- 2005