HOW DOES THE INTERNET AFFECT CIVIL LIBERTIES?

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CHAPTER 4

• HOW DOES THE INTERNET AFFECT CIVIL LIBERTIES?

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• SETH MELLOTT
• ELLEN VIRGO
• BRANDON ROHRBAUGH
• DEANNA LEE
• ALLISON MIRIANI
• SARAH LESNOFF

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THE INTERNET THREATENS THE RIGHT TO PRIVACY
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IS YOUR E-MAIL PRIVATE?

• NO..E-MAIL IS RELAYED THROUGH NUMEROUS TRANSFER
  POINTS WHICH MAKES THEM EASILY INTERCEPTED BY
  HACKERS.

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SNIFFER PROGRAMS

• HACKERS SOMETIMES USE THESE PROGRAMS THAT SEARCH
  THE NET TO LOOK FOR CODES AND CHARACTERS DURING
  LOG ON.
• THESE ALSO CAPTURE SCREEN NAMES, PASSWORDS, AND
  CREDIT CARD INFORMATION.

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LEAVING A TRAIL..

• AN ELECTRONIC TRAIL IS LEFT EVERYTIME ONE SURFS
  THE INTERNET.
• THE TRAIL LEAVES INFORMATION SUCH AS WHERE YOU
  VISITED, FOR HOW LONG AND WHAT YOU VIEWED.
• THIS IS HOW PEOPLE RECEIVE JUNK E-MAIL.

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INTERNET PROBLEMS.

• INTERNET BREAK-INS
• THE KEVIN MITNICK CASE
• LEGAL EFFORTS BY CORPORATIONS.

• WHAT IS UNDER ATTACK?
• CREDIT CARD NUMBERS
• PASSWORDS
• MEDICAL/HEALTH RECORDS.

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THE INTERNETS INVASION OF PRIVACY IS
EXAGERATED!
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PRIVACY ISSUES

• Of course, the website owner knows what youre
  doing while youre there. What place other than
  your own home, can you go where it will allow you
  full anonymity?
• Joseph Burns

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PLEASE ENTER YOUR CREDIT CARD NUMBER
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HERES YOUR COOKIEBUT YOU CANT EAT IT!!!!!

• A COMPUTER COOKIE IS A FILE THAT SOME SERVERS
  PUT ON YOUR COMPUTER UPON ENTRY TO A SITE.
• THIS CAN COUNT HOW MANY TIMES YOU COME TO THE
  SITE.

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CENSORING VIOLATES FREE SPEECH

• AMERICANS CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) - AN
  ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE RIGHTS
  GUARANTEED BY THE US CONSTITUTION.
• FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT (CDA) - WANTS
  BLOCKAGE OF INTERNET SITES.
• THE ACLU ARGUES THAT FREE SPEECH IS THREATENED BY
  SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT WOULD RATE OR BLOCK
  CONTROVERSIAL MATERIAL.

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IS CYBER SPACE BURNING?

• THE WHITE HOUSE IS ENCOURAGING USERS TO
  VOLUNTARILY RATE THEIR SPEECHES.
• INDUSTRY LEADERS ARE BEING ASKED TO DEVELOP WAYS
  TO BLOCK INAPPROPRIATE SPEECH.

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A HOMOGENIZED INTERNET

• PEOPLE WHO MAKE THEIR OWN PAGES OR POST
  CONTROVERSIAL NEWS GROUPS WILL BE FILTERED.
• RENO VS. ACLU WAS THE FIRST CENSORSHIP CASE.
• CONTROVERSIAL SPEECH WILL BE CENSORED.

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THE THIRD PARTY RATING

• AN INDEPENDENT PARTY WORKS WITH PICS LABELING.
• UNRATED SITES WILL BE BLOCKED.
• BLOCKAGE LIMITS DIVERSITY.

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USER BASED BLOCKING

• WORDS ARE BLOCKED BASED ON KEY WORDS.
• NET NANNY CAN BE USED.
• PRELIMINARY INFORMATION IS WRITTEN ABOUT
  WEBSITES.

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COMPUTER ENCYRPTION CODES ARE NECESSARY TO
PROTECT PRIVACY
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HISTORY

• ENCRYPTION HAS BEEN USED THROUGHOUT HISTORY.
• AMERICAS FOUNDERS REALIZED THE POTENTIAL OF
  ENCRYPTION AND ALLOWED IT TO BE PART OF OUR
  SOCIETY.

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OUR GOVERNMENT

• KEY ESCROW ENCRYPTION GIVES THE GOVERNMENT
  ACCESS TO DECODE ENCRYPTION AND THE ABILITY TO
  READ YOUR PRIVATE MAIL.
• WITH THE GOVERNMENT HAVING ALL ENCRYPTION CODES,
  THEY ARE ABLE TO DO SEARCHES WITHOUT WARRANTS.
• THE CLINTON ADMINISTRATION PROPOSED AN ID CARD.

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BUSINESS

• INFORMATION YOU GIVE ONE PARTICULAR COMPANY
  SHOULD BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL.
• WITH ENCRYPTION CODES AVAILABLE, OTHER
  CORPORATIONS ARE MORE LIKELY TO HAVE ACCESS TO
  YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION.

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EXPLICIT MATERIAL MUST BE CENSORED

• PROTECT OUR CHILDREN FROM INDECENT EXPOSURE!

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INDECENT MATERIAL NEEDS TO BE CESORED BECAUSE

• KIDS RECEIVE WRONG VIEWS ABOUT PORNOGRAPHY AND
  OTHER EXPLICIT MATERIAL
• OBJECTIFICATION OF WOMEN OR MEN
• ILLEGAL FOR MINORS TO POSSES PORNOGRAPHY

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WHAT KIND OF MATERIALS NEED TO BE CENSORED?

• PORNOGRAPHY
• DRUG USE
• ALCOHOL AND TOBACCO ADVERTISING
• SEDITIOUS MATERIALS

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COMMUNICATIONS DECENCY ACT OF 1996.

• THIS ACT CENSORED FREE SPECH AND UNDECENT
  MATERIAL FROM INTERNET.
• CENSORSHIPED THROUGH PROGRAMS INSTALLED IN
  COMPUTER.

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WHAT PROGRAMS CAN BE USED TO CENSOR MATERIAL?

• BLACK RIBBON
• CYBERQUEER
• FAMILY-FRIEND SITE
• X-STOP
• CYBER-NANNY
• NET-NANNY

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TALES FROM THE ENCRYPTION

• THE SCARY SIDE OF DATA ENCRYPTION

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OVERVIEW OF ENCRYPTION

• WHAT IS ENCRYPTION?
• WHO USES IT?

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TYPES OF ENCRYPTION

• 40 BIT (BREAKABLE) - PRE 1991 AND MOST POWERFUL
  ENCRYPTION EXPORTED.
• 56 BIT (BREAKABLE) - RESTRICTED EXPORTATION.
• 128 BIT (NON-BREAKABLE) - MUNITION- SO POWERFUL
  CONSIDERED A WEAPON.

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SHAREWARE AND BROWSERS

• PRETTY GOOD PRIVACY (SHAREWARE)
• NETSCAPE
• BOTH USE 128 BIT ENCRYPTION IN THE U.S. AND
  CANADA
• ONLY 40 BIT ALLOWED OUTSIDE OF CANADA.

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HOT BUTTON ISSUEWAR IN WASHINGTON

• EXECUTIVE- LOUIS FREEH, JANET RENOBILL CLINTON.
• LEGISLATIVE- HOUSE REP GOODLATTE
  (ANTI-RESTRICTION)..SENATE JOHN MCCAIN AND
  ROBERT KERREY (PRO-RESTRICTION)
• JUDICIAL - BERNSTEIN VS. U.S
• ALL BRANCHES WANT TO PROTECT 1 AND 4 WHILE STILL
  BEING ABLE TO PROSECUTE OFFENDERS.
• KEYS AND THIRD PARTIES

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BUSINESSES TAKE A STAND

• MICROSOFT IBM
• THE U.S. IS THE ONLY MAKER OF ENCRYPTION PROGRAM.
• PROFIT POTENTIAL DOWN DUE TO EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
• MICROSOFT WORKS WITH THE GOVERNMENT.