Separating Privacy, Secrecy, and Anonymity

Secrecy

Coming to Terms with Encryption

GNU Privacy Guard: Get it if you don't have it, and please read the GNU Privacy Handbook document.

Hal Abelson, et al., The Risks Of "Key Recovery," "Key Escrow," And "Trusted Third-Party" Encryption, 1998

Eben Moglen, So Much For Savages, Comments on Encryption Policy, NYU Law School, November 19, 1998 (revised).

Ronald L. Rivest, Chaffing and Winnowing: Confidentiality without Encryption, April 24, 1998.

David Chaum, Achieving Electronic Privacy, Scientific American, August 1992

Navajo Wins Narrowly:
The Slow Death of Encryption Export Regulation

National Research Council, Cryptography's Role in Securing the Information Society, May 1996

Encryption Export Control Regulations, 15 C.F.R. sect. 742.15, as of January 1, 1999

Anti-virus Software and Info-War, New York Times, January 30, 1997

Head of Cyber-Terrorism Panel Says Encryption Rules May Be Needed, New York Times, November 6, 1997

John Markoff, White House May Tighten Data Exports, New York Times, November 24, 1997

Jeri Clausing, Congress Faces List of Internet Issues, New York Times, January 28, 1998.

Jeri Clausing, New Encryption Legislation Billed as a Compromise, New York Times, May 13, 1998.

Jeri Clausing, Encryption Debate Heats Up in Washington, New York Times, June 9, 1998

Carl S. Kaplan, Is Software Like a Can Opener or a Recipe?, New York Times, July 17, 1998

Bernstein v. Dept of State from EFF archive

* Jeri Clausing, Lawmakers Renew Encryption Battle, New York Times, February 26, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, Senator Ends Opposition to Encryption Software Exports, New York Times, April 2, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, Former Allies May Back Different Encryption Bills, New York Times, April 6, 1999

* Peter Wayner, Court Calls Encryption Rules Unconstitutional, New York Times, May 7, 1999

Steven Lee Myers, Justice Dept. Proposes Bill to Fight Computer Encryption, New York Times, August 20, 1999

* John Markoff, A Mysterious Component Roils Microsoft, New York Times, September 4, 1999

* Peter Wayner, Why a Small Software Label Raised Eyebrows, New York Times, September 4, 1999

* Sara Robinson, News Analysis: Internet Code-Cracking Project Shows Need for Stronger Locks, New York Times, September 6, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, Administration Plans to Loosen Encryption Restrictions, New York Times, September 14, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, White House Eases Export Controls on Encryption, New York Times, September 17, 1999

* John Schwartz, U.S. Selects a New Encryption Technique, New York Times, October 3, 2000

But We're All Still Listening...

Jeri Clausing, New Fight Over Encryption Rules, September 21, 1999

Cyberspace Electronic Security Act of 1999, White House Proposal, September 16, 1999 (published by the Center for Democracy and Technology)

Bruno Giussani, Dutch Law Goes Beyond Enabling Wiretapping To Make It a Requirement, New York Times, April 14, 1998. Please look at the English text of the new Dutch Telecommunications Act linked to the article.

Reuters, Tracking of Swiss Mobile Phone Users Starts Row, InfoBeat, December 28, 1997

* Stephen Labaton, New Rules Expand Ability of Police to Monitor Talk on Cell Phones, New York Times, August 28, 1999

* Niall Mckay, European Parliament Debates Wiretap Proposal, New York Times, May 7, 1999

* John Markoff, U.S. Drafting Plan for Computer Monitoring System, New York Times, July 28, 1999

* Tim Weiner, Author of Computer Surveillance Plan Tries to Ease Fears, New York Times, August 16, 1999

* Declan McCullogh, Cell Phone Crypto Penetrated, Wired News, December 6, 1999

Anonymity

McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission, 514 U.S. 334 (1995)

Buckley v. American Constitutional Law Foundation, Inc., 525 U.S. 182 (1999)

Peter Wayner, Traveling the Web Invisibly, Through a One-Way Mirror, New York Times, November 5, 1997

Ian Goldberg and David Wagner, TAZ Servers and the Rewebber Network Enabling Anonymous Publishing on the World Wide Web, First Monday, April 1998

John Schwartz, Corporate Case in Ohio Raises Questions on Internet Anonymity, New York Times, October 17, 2000

* Associated Press, Anonymous Net Posting Not Protected, New York Times, October 16, 2000

Privacy

Jeffrey Rosen, The Eroded Self, New York Times, April 30, 2000

Christine Maxwell and Howard Gutowitz, Data Mining Solutions and the Establishment of a Data Warehouse: Corporate Nirvana for the 21st Century?, First Monday, May 1997

Bill Helling, Web-Site Sensitivity to Privacy Concerns, First Monday, February 1998

Amitai Etzioni, Some Privacy, Please, for E-Mail, New York Times, November 23, 1997

It Isn't Just Big Brother Who Is Watching, CyberTimes, January 12, 1998

Sailor's Case Becomes Privacy and Rights Cause, CyberTimes, January 14, 1998

Sailor Who Has Become a Symbol Wins Delay, CyberTimes, January 16, 1998

Philip Shenon, Navy and America Online Settle Case on Gay Privacy, New York Times, June 12, 1998

Jeri Clausing, Administration Seeks Input on Privacy Policy, New York Times, November 6, 1998

Pamela Mendels, New Serious Side to Child's Play on Web, New York Times, November 26, 1998

Jeri Clausing, Intel Alters Plan Said to Undermine PC Users' Privacy, New York Times, January 26, 1999

Peter Wayner, NEWS ANALYSIS: Debate on Intel Chip Misses Piracy Issue, New York Times, January 30, 1999

Sarah Lyall, A Country Unveils Its Gene Pool and Debate Flares, New York Times, February 16, 1999

* John Markoff, A Growing Compatibility Issue in the Digital Age: Computers and Their Users' Privacy, New York Times, March 3, 1999

* John Markoff, Microsoft to Alter Software in Response to Privacy Concerns, New York Times, March 7, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, Business Group Unveils Plan for Online Privacy, New York Times, March 18, 1999

* Matt Richtel, AOL Records Sought on Virus, New York Times, April 2, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, Lawmaker Plans Bill to Protect Consumer Privacy Online, New York Times, April 8, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, Hearing on Viruses Becomes Debate on Privacy, New York Times, April 16, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, New Bill Keeps Online Privacy at Center Stage, New York Times, April 17, 1999

* Robert Pear, Future Bleak for Bill to Keep Health Records Confidential, New York Times, June 21, 1999

Joel Brinkley, FTC Says GeoCities Violated Privacy Rules, New York Times, August 14, 1998

Saul Hansell, Big Web Sites to Track Steps of Their Users, New York Times, August 16, 1998

* Evelyn Nieves, Privacy Issues Raised in Syphilis Cases Linked to San Francisco Chat Room, New York Times, August 25, 1999

* David F. Gallagher, Amazon Tries to Ease Privacy Worries, New York Times, August 30, 1999

* Denise Caruso, Digital Commerce: Consumers' Desire for Information Privacy Ignored, New York Times, August 30, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, Capital Dispatch: Government Has More Questions for Internet Board, New York Times, November 2, 1999

* Sara Robinson, RealNetworks to Stop Collecting User Data, New York Times, November 2, 1999

* Sara Robinson, CD Software Is Said to Monitor Users' Listening Habits, New York Times, November 1, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, Revised Banking Legislation Raises Concerns About Privacy, New York Times, October 25, 1999

* Jeri Clausing, U.S. and Europe Reach Tentative Pact on Personal Data, New York Times, February 24, 2000

Reno v. Condon, No. 98-1464, US Supreme Court, January 12, 2000

Bob Tedeschi, E-Commerce Report: Critics Press Legal Assault on Tracking of Web Users, New York Times, February 6, 2000

Stephen Labaton, U.S. Is Said to Seek New Law to Bolster Internet Privacy, New York Times, May 19, 2000

Wired News, Privacy Group Drops Amazon, September 14, 2000

Associated Press, Personal Web Data Theft Flourishing, New York Times, September 13, 2000

John Borland, Freenet Re-energizes File-sharing, ZDNet, October 28, 2002.

Julia Scheeres, Librarians Split on Sharing Info, Wired, January 16, 2003

Caroline Mayer, FTC Says Identity Theft Is Rampant, Washington Post, September 4, 2003.

John Leyden, Smart Phone Predicts Owner's Behavior, The Register, November, 25 2004

* Constance L. Hays, What Wal-Mart Knows About Customers' Habits, New York Times, November 14, 2004