Personal Privacy

Zombies and Botnets

AIC

A 6-page Australian document highlighting the dangers of zombies and botnets to other computer resources

Crime, Law & Order, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2007-04-26

Your Privacy Rights

Office of the Privacy Commission of Canada

A 5-page guide to help individuals learn about their rights under Canada's new private sector privacy law

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2005-11-29

Your Privacy Responsibilities

Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada

A 36-page guide to help businesses understand and meet their obligations under Canada's new privacy law

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2005-11-29

Workplace Surveillance

Research Service, Parliament of New South Wales

A 107-page Australian briefing paper discussing the implications of workplace surveillance and existing and proposed legislation to regulate the practice. Reviews legislation in other jurisdictions

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-10-25

Whistleblowers, and Governments, Need More Protection

Democratic Audit of Australia

A 6-page paper examining the protection for whistleblowers in Australia

Governance & Politics, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2006-02-15

Unauthorised Photographs on the Internet and Ancillary Privacy Issues

Attorney-General's Department - Australia

A 60-page Australian discussion paper identifying the issues, including privacy issues, associated with unauthorised publication of photographs on the Internet and the options available to address these issues

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2005-09-23

The "Political Life of Data"

Centre for European Policy Studies

A 6-page policy brief contrasting aspects of the approach to personal privacy by the EU and the US

Personal Privacy, European UnionPosted: 2006-08-07

The Past Perfect Promise of Facial Recognition Technology

Program in Arms Control, Disarmament and International Security

This 24-page occasional paper examines the history, technology and practical application of facial recognition and biometrics

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-07-14

The New Politics of Personal Information

Demos

A 79-page UK paper offering a framework to put individuals at the centre of personal information flows and the decisions that govern them

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2008-01-11

The Long Eye of the Law: Closed Circuit Television, Crime Prevention and Civil Liberties

Centre for Independent Studies

An 8-page Australian analysis of the conflicts between crime prevention and civil liberties in the use of closed circuit television

Personal Privacy, Crime, Law & OrderPosted: 2004-04-15

Tenancy Databases: Risk minimisation and outcomes

Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

This 74-page report examines the nature and use of tenancy databases in Australia, and explores the policy implications

Housing, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-02-16

Submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission Review of Privacy - Issues Paper 31

Office of the Privacy Commissioner

A 474-page submission relating to reform of the Australian laws of privacy

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2007-04-02

Social Security Numbers: Private Sector Entities Routinely Obtain and Use SSNs, and Laws Limit the Disclosure of This Information

US General Accounting Office

This 35-page US report examines how the private sector uses social security numbers and discusses the law and practices relevant to safeguarding them and consumers' privacy

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-02-28

Selected Laws Governing the Disclosure of Customer Phone Records by Telecomms Carriers

CRS

This 13-page US report discusses recent US efforts to protect the privacy of customer telephone records

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2008-04-02

Security and Privacy Laws: Striking the Balance

Public Policy Forum

A 22-page report of 2 Canadian events held to consider how legislation should strike the right balance between state and common security interests and the protection of individual privacy

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-03-06

Security and Privacy

ANU

This Australian study is principally concerned with the ethical dimensions of identity management technology – electronic surveillance, the mining of personal data, and profiling – in the context of transnational crime and global terrorism

Personal Privacy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2012-01-18

Review of Privacy

Australian Law Reform Commission

This Australian consultation document is part of an investigation into the actual and perceived adequacy of privacy protection legislation in Australia (single page linking to complete document and individual sections)

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2006-10-09

Quantum Surveillance and 'Shared Secrets': A Biometric Step Too Far?

CEPS

A paper arguing for a review into the use of Biometric security technology.

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2010-08-15

Quantum Surveillance and ‘Shared Secrets’

CEPS

This 43-page paper argues that a range of issues needs to be reviewed in light of the increasing privatisation of ‘security’ that escapes effective, democratic parliamentary and regulatory control and oversight at national, international and EU levels

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2010-07-29

Protection of Personal Data and Citizens' Rights of Privacy in the Fight Against the Financing of Terrorism

Centre for European Policy Studies

This 8-page policy brief critically examines the effectiveness of an EU regulation permitting the freezing of assets as a counter-terrorism measure, and its effects on the rights of individuals

Personal Privacy, European UnionPosted: 2005-04-03

Privacy: The Current Situation

Parliament of New South Wales

A 45-page Australian briefing paper examining the development of personal information privacy law in NSW

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2008-07-29

Privacy: An Overview of Federal Statutes Governing Wiretapping and Electronic Eavesdropping

CRS

This 179-page US report provides an overview of federal law governing wiretapping and electronic eavesdropping.

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2009-12-22

Privacy and the Media: How to Balance Rights and Interests

Privacy Victoria

This 16-page Australian paper argues that protecting freedom of expression must not be to the exclusion of privacy rights

Personal Privacy, Human RightsPosted: 2010-12-09

Preventing and Responding to Improper Disclosures of Personal Information

US Government Accountability Office

This 27-page US testimony makes recommendations for preventing and responding to improper disclosures of personal information in the federal government

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2006-06-10

Political Parties and Voter Privacy: Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom, and United States in Comparative Perspective

First Monday

A study of international practices by political parties in handling personally identifiable data about citizens’ behavior and attitudes

Personal Privacy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-12-09

Political Databases and Democracy: Incumbency Advantage and Privacy Concerns

Democratic Audit of Australia

A 3-page article describing how Australian political databases function, how they are used and concerns raised by them

Governance & Politics, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-11-02

Mapping Privacy Protection in the Digital World

House of Commons Canada

A 49-page Canadian report on the privacy implications of street-level imaging applications

Personal Privacy, Science & TechnologyPosted: 2011-02-17

Government Access to Phone Calling Activity and Related Records: Legal Authorities

Congressional Research Service

A 19-page US report summarizing the statutory authorities covering governmental access to telephone calling patterns and practices.

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2006-05-22

Governing the Risks Emerging From the Non-Medical Uses of Genetic Testing

Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society

This 16-page Australian paper investigates the risks and benefits associated with the use of genetic testing for non-medical purposes

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2005-05-23

Essentially Yours: The Protection of Human Genetic Information in Australia

Attorney-General's Department - Australia

This document contains the Australian government's response to recommendations made into issues surrounding the protection of human genetic information

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2005-12-22

Domestic and Offshore Outsourcing of Personal Information

Government Accountability Office

This 39-page US report contains the findings of a study into whether Medicare and TRICARE contractors outsource services, and the frequency of privacy breaches

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2006-09-06

Do Australians Have a Legal Right to Privacy?

Parliamentary Library - Australia

This 2-page research note examines the law on personal privacy in Australia

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2005-03-15

Digital Handcuffs or Electronic Nannies: Children, Privacy and Emerging Surveillance Technologies

Privacy Victoria

This 41-page Australian paper offers an introduction to current and foreshadowed technologies that will enable the surveillance of children and young people

Families, Children & Youth, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2010-07-18

Data Integrity in the Child Support Agency

Australian National Audit Office

A 120-page Australian report of a performance audit of data integrity in the Child Support Agency

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2007-12-06

CAPPS: Red Light, Green Light, or

Journal of Homeland Security

This article assesses the viability of the U.S. Second Computer-Assisted Prescreening System, designed to prevent terrorist infiltration.

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-03-12

Annual Report on the Use of Electronic Surveillance 2003

Ministry of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada

This 28-page Canadian report provides mandatory statistics on the use of electronic surveillance in Canada

Personal PrivacyPosted: 2004-11-23

Annual Report of the Communications Security Establishment Commission 2006-2007

CSE Commission - Canada

This 42-page Canadian report deals with the work of the commission established to balance the right to privacy with the need for information to protect national security

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Personal PrivacyPosted: 2007-07-04