Social dossiers

Social Dossiers

Some Issues

1. Availability of Data. (Secure? Private? Is it accessible to anyone? How do you limit information exclusively to its intended audience.)
2. Accuracy. (Is there inaccurate data attached to your online identity? Libel/Slander. What if the facts are just wrong?)
3. Anonymity.
4. "They should have known better than to..."
5. Search. Find. Link. -> Repeat. -> Compile: Summary judgment.
6. Purpose. Why do people investigate other people? (Ex: Human Resources; Customer/Client/Vendor Relations; Obsession/Stalking; Criminal Prosecution; Civil Litigation;

Links & Resources

Articles of Interest

• Facebook can ruin your life, and so can Myspace, Bebo... Ida Bergstrom, The Independent. Feb 10, 2008.
• Online snooping gets creepy. Anita Hamilton, Time. Aug 2, 2007.
• Alleged DUI killer's MySpace profile depicts youth consumed with money, drugs and graffiti. Stephanie Farr and Dafney Tales, Philadelphia Daily News. Jul 17, 2008.

Other Links

• Spock People Search.
• EPIC online guide to practical privacy tools. Electronic Privacy Information Center.
• EFF's top 12 ways to protect your online privacy. Stanton McCandlish, Electronic Frontier Foundation. Apr 10, 2002.