Comments on: Google, Privacy, Records Managment and Archives http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/ Archives, Digital Humanities, Cultural Heritage, Technology Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:45:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The OPLIN 4cast » Blog Archive » OPLIN 4cast #47 http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-5954 The OPLIN 4cast » Blog Archive » OPLIN 4cast #47 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:16:38 +0000 http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/#comment-5954 [...] Google, Privacy, Records Management and Archives (Spellbound Blog) [...] [...] Google, Privacy, Records Management and Archives (Spellbound Blog) [...]

]]> By: evidence eliminator http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-4281 evidence eliminator Wed, 16 May 2007 16:45:12 +0000 http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/#comment-4281 Dr. Sweeney's research shows that with the right algorithm and computational power, anonymity is just a theoretical concept. Dr. Sweeney’s research shows that with the right algorithm and computational power, anonymity is just a theoretical concept.

]]> By: Considering Historians, Archivists and Born Digital Records - SpellboundBlog.com - ponderings of an archives student http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-1952 Considering Historians, Archivists and Born Digital Records - SpellboundBlog.com - ponderings of an archives student Mon, 26 Mar 2007 04:18:29 +0000 http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/#comment-1952 [...] After my last post about the impact of anonymization of Google Logs, a friend directed me to the work of <a href="http://lab.privacy.cs.cmu.edu/people/sweeney/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Latanya Sweeney</a>. Reading through the information about her research [...] [...] After my last post about the impact of anonymization of Google Logs, a friend directed me to the work of Dr. Latanya Sweeney. Reading through the information about her research [...]

]]> By: Jeanne http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-1877 Jeanne Wed, 21 Mar 2007 14:08:54 +0000 http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/#comment-1877 A friend directed me the work of <a href="http://lab.privacy.cs.cmu.edu/people/sweeney/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Latanya Sweeney</a>. I was fascinated to read the abstract of <a href="http://privacy.cs.cmu.edu/dataprivacy/projects/trails/trails1.html" rel="nofollow">Trail Re-identification: Learning Who You are From Where You Have Been</a>. It appears that with the right algorithms, software can be created to reconnect supposedly 'unidentified data'. I will likely post more on this soon as I read and assimilate the information on Dr. Sweeney's site. A friend directed me the work of Dr. Latanya Sweeney. I was fascinated to read the abstract of Trail Re-identification: Learning Who You are From Where You Have Been. It appears that with the right algorithms, software can be created to reconnect supposedly ‘unidentified data’. I will likely post more on this soon as I read and assimilate the information on Dr. Sweeney’s site.

]]> By: Fletch http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-1827 Fletch Wed, 21 Mar 2007 03:02:25 +0000 http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/#comment-1827 There will be a sacrifice of information with this policy. In this case, it will likely be impossible to use IP address records to identify which websites a specific user visited, but we should still be able to use the aggregate data to identify local trends and activities. (Of course, you could always go to the individual's hard drive to recover their browser history. If the drive survived. And was readable.) Think of it like libraries purging individual's circulation records. You won't be able to use the library's records to prove that John Doe checked out <i>The Koran</i>, but you could check the book's circulation record to see that it was checked out 5 times in 2006 or you could go through John Doe's personal papers to see if he discusses his nightly readings. As with many aspects of records management, it is a question of privacy vs. full information capture. Of course if there wasn't a fear about that information being used improperly F.I.C. wouldn't be an issue... There will be a sacrifice of information with this policy. In this case, it will likely be impossible to use IP address records to identify which websites a specific user visited, but we should still be able to use the aggregate data to identify local trends and activities. (Of course, you could always go to the individual’s hard drive to recover their browser history. If the drive survived. And was readable.)

Think of it like libraries purging individual’s circulation records. You won’t be able to use the library’s records to prove that John Doe checked out The Koran, but you could check the book’s circulation record to see that it was checked out 5 times in 2006 or you could go through John Doe’s personal papers to see if he discusses his nightly readings.

As with many aspects of records management, it is a question of privacy vs. full information capture. Of course if there wasn’t a fear about that information being used improperly F.I.C. wouldn’t be an issue…

]]> By: Lucian http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 Lucian Tue, 20 Mar 2007 18:55:50 +0000 http://www.spellboundblog.com/2007/03/16/google-privacy-records-managment-and-archives/#comment-1792 Nowadays, you can find psyhical location with only IP address with websites like http://www.ipgp.net , so, hiding IP addresses is a good thing. Nowadays, you can find psyhical location with only IP address with websites like http://www.ipgp.net , so, hiding IP addresses is a good thing.

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