American Privacy

Frederick S. Lane

Genesis Client ForumChicago, IL

10 April 2014

The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right

Professional Background

• Author of 7 Books, including:– Obscene Profits– The Naked Employee– The Decency Wars– The Court and the Cross– Cybertraps for the Young

• Lecturer/Educational Consultant for Higher Ed, School Districts, and PTAs

• Attorney/Expert Witness in the Field of Computer Forensics

• Former Chairman of the Burlington (VT) School Board

“So That A Man Can Stand Up”

The 4th Amendment

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses,

papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and

seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported

by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons

or things to be seized.

“Kodak Fiends” (1880s)

“The Right to Privacy” (1890)

“Data Mining” (1890)

“Wish You Were Here” (1893)

Omni Privati in Tres Partes

Divisa Est

Anonymity / Memory DecayModestyControl

Social Security (1936)

IBM 701 (1956)

Convenience Erodes Privacy (1950s)

The Digital Revolution (1977-1981)

The World Wide Web (1983)

I Invented the Web for This?

Google (1996)

The Evolution of Telephone Calls

No Secrets Anymore (2004-05)

All Your Data Are Belong to Us

Self-Inflicted Privacy Wounds

Facial Recognition (1949)

Facial Recognition (2012)

Can Privacy Be Resuscitated?

“He’s Dead, Jim”Privacy - The Red Shirt of Our

RightsWe Are Our Own Worst

EnemiesLegislation Need to Reassert

Control

American Privacy

Frederick S. Lane

Genesis Client ForumChicago, IL

10 April 2014

The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right