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=Internet Surveillance (e.g. AT&T’s NSA Rooms)=
=Biometrics and Privacy of Genetic Data=
During the mid 1990s, one would consider himself/herself lucky to find what one was looking for though an internet search.  As internet usage has grown, better search technologies has emerged displacing many human created directory-based search engines with ones providing a vast array of dynamically-created and helpful results.  Technologies such as Google Alerts allows the tracking of yourself and others content on the internet based on keyword identifiers. Voluntary technologies such as blogs, online photo albums, and social networking have added a wealth of information available about us online. --  AT&T has come under scrutiny by members of the public for allegedly constructing “NSA rooms” containing equipment that has the capability to monitor large amounts of internet traffic and are only accessible special US Government-affiliated staff members.  --  Examine a variety of ethical concerns related to tracking of both voluntarily and non-voluntarily provided information on the internet by members of the public, employers, government, and schools.  Cite relevant laws, policies, and/or actions taken that are related to these concerns.
A concern with ID cards that contain biometric information is that once one is stolen, it would be more difficult for someone to reclaim their identity as the nature of the representation of biometric data that would be used would be something that would not change over a person’s lifetime (e.g. fingerprints or eye-scan)[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics#Common_biometric_characteristics]. Thus for technologies that rely solely on the biometric data contained within the IDs to establish identity, once a card is stolen, ones “identity” may never be able to be reclaimed.
 
Ethical issues related to privacy of genetic data follow closely with this topic since it suffers from similar issues as biometrics, although genetic data is much more invasive to ones privacy as society becomes more able to interpret it.  There have been discussions of a constitutional amendment to prohibit genetic discrimination.  If ones genetic information is made available, or information derived from, it opens the person to an increased threat of discrimination (jobs, insurance, social), as well as other threats to privacy not yet realized, but that will likely be realized within ones lifetime as there becomes a greater capability to interpret genetic data.
 
'''What types of protections should be afforded to biometric data compared to other types of data?  For genetic data? Should biometric/genetic data be incorporated into various technology from ID cards to diagnostic equipment?  Examine ethical issues related storage and use.'''
 
==Resources==
==Resources==
===Relevant External Links:===
The National Science and Technology Council some good resources related to biometrics and privacy issues.
Introduction to Biometrics:
[http://www.biometrics.gov/ReferenceRoom/Introduction.aspx http://www.biometrics.gov/ReferenceRoom/Introduction.aspx]
Biometrics and Privacy:
[http://www.biometrics.gov/nstc/publications.aspx http://www.biometrics.gov/nstc/publications.aspx]
Wikipedia's article on biometrics:
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics]
EFF has an introduction to some concerns voiced about biometrics:
[http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/biometrics/ http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/biometrics/]
===Relevant Class Website Links:===
===Relevant Class Website Links:===
* [http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/web/ http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/web/]
* [http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/web/identity/ http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/web/identity/]
* [http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/mining/ http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/mining/]
* [http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/surveillance/ http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/surveillance/]
* [http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/financial/ http://ethics.csc.ncsu.edu/privacy/financial/]

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Biometrics and Privacy of Genetic Data

A concern with ID cards that contain biometric information is that once one is stolen, it would be more difficult for someone to reclaim their identity as the nature of the representation of biometric data that would be used would be something that would not change over a person’s lifetime (e.g. fingerprints or eye-scan)[1]. Thus for technologies that rely solely on the biometric data contained within the IDs to establish identity, once a card is stolen, ones “identity” may never be able to be reclaimed.

Ethical issues related to privacy of genetic data follow closely with this topic since it suffers from similar issues as biometrics, although genetic data is much more invasive to ones privacy as society becomes more able to interpret it. There have been discussions of a constitutional amendment to prohibit genetic discrimination. If ones genetic information is made available, or information derived from, it opens the person to an increased threat of discrimination (jobs, insurance, social), as well as other threats to privacy not yet realized, but that will likely be realized within ones lifetime as there becomes a greater capability to interpret genetic data.

What types of protections should be afforded to biometric data compared to other types of data? For genetic data? Should biometric/genetic data be incorporated into various technology from ID cards to diagnostic equipment? Examine ethical issues related storage and use.

Resources

Relevant External Links:

The National Science and Technology Council some good resources related to biometrics and privacy issues.

Introduction to Biometrics: http://www.biometrics.gov/ReferenceRoom/Introduction.aspx

Biometrics and Privacy: http://www.biometrics.gov/nstc/publications.aspx

Wikipedia's article on biometrics: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biometrics

EFF has an introduction to some concerns voiced about biometrics: http://www.eff.org/Privacy/Surveillance/biometrics/

Relevant Class Website Links:

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