UsesAbuses of Technology

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Uses/Abuses of Technology
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High Tech Uses

• Tivo
• Cellular phones
• Tracking
• Intercepting
• Direct TV/Dish Network
• OnStar
• Global positioning system (GPS)
• Traveling
• Farming
• Tracking (children driving parents car

• Video rentals
• Web surfing
• Credit card purchases
• Selling data
• Drivers License data
• ISU information
• Medical information
• Proposed changes
• No longer need patient permission

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High Tech Uses (cont.)

• Face recognition software
• 2001 Super Bowl
• Testing in Tampa
• Accuracy of Information
• Corporate databases
• Government databases
• Credit record information

• Cameras
• Stores
• Streets/intersections tickets
• Web ads
• Pop-up
• Pop-under
• Web spy software
• Monitoring software
• Cookies

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High Tech Uses (cont.)

• Windows XP Passport
• Automated toll systems
• Genetic tests Santa Fe railroad and carpal
  tunnel
• Use of anonymizers for Web browsing or e-mail
• Grocery discount cards

• Use two e-mail addresses
• Personal
• Business
• PGP for e-mail
• Banking ATMs
• Identity theft
• Shred any personal financial information

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High Tech Uses (cont.)

• ISPs
• Required to give more information to Police
• 2001 Patriot Act
• Erasing Files
• Only marked inactive
• Only erased when overwritten
• High security erasure utilities

• Erasing disks/ettes
• Formatting a disk
• Quick format
• Regular format
• Special disk reading technology
• High security erasing
• Computer-based ID tags
• Valid ID usage
• Track employee activities

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File Erasers

• Be sure to use a program like one of these before
  you discard your old computer.
• AbsoluteShield File Shredder. Freeware to
  completely remove files/folders from the disk.
• CyberScrub. Erases recycle bin data, cookies,
  history, browser tracers etc.
• E3 Security Kit.
• Eraser 3.5.

• Evidence Eliminator (Windows).
• Evidence Neutralizer.
• Window Washer. Washes away all traces of Internet
  and PC activity.
• Windows Internet Washer. Shareware to protect
  your privacy be cleaning up all tracks of your
  computer and Internet activities.
• Wintracks (Windows).

http//www.epic.org/privacy/tools.html
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British Proposal Automatic Fines

• Meant to be a way to obtain money for the British
  treasury without any real effort on the part of
  the government.
• Each automobile will have a chip that broadcasts
  a unique identifier all cars required to have
  this within one year
• Sensors will be placed at strategic locations
  to detect any malfeasance on the part of the
  driver
• Speeding
• Illegal parking
• Going the wrong way from that indicated
• Running a red light
• Detect anything detrimental to the public
• Whenever any infractions are detected, the
  identity is automatically obtained from the
  vehicles chip and a ticket is sent to the cars
  owner.