Date: Thu, 02 Dec 93 07:00:10 EST Errors-To: Comp-privacy Error Handler From: Computer Privacy Digest Moderator To: Comp-privacy@uwm.edu Subject: Computer Privacy Digest V4#001 Computer Privacy Digest Thu, 02 Dec 93 Volume 4 : Issue: 001 Today's Topics: Moderator: Leonard P. Levine Hello New Docs Reveal NSA Role in Telephony Proposal Re: Right To Search Floppy Disks? Re: Right To Search Floppy Disks? Re: Right To Search Floppy Disks? Re: Privacy of cellular phones Computers Freedom and Privacy '94, Chi. Mar 23-26 DIAC Call for Proposals The Computer Privacy Digest is a forum for discussion on the effect of technology on privacy. The digest is moderated and gatewayed into the USENET newsgroup comp.society.privacy (Moderated). Submissions should be sent to comp-privacy@uwm.edu and administrative requests to comp-privacy-request@uwm.edu. Back issues are available via anonymous ftp on ftp.cs.uwm.edu [129.89.9.18]. Login as "ftp" with password "yourid@yoursite". The archives are in the directory "pub/comp-privacy". Archives are also held at ftp.pica.army.mil [129.139.160.133]. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- From levine@blatz.cs.uwm.edu Thu Dec 2 06:32:34 1993 From: "Prof. L. P. Levine" Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1993 06:32:31 -0600 (CST) Subject: Hello I am Professor Leonard P. Levine, your new moderator. I work in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and have long had a personal and professional interest in questions of privacy. This is my first experience at moderationg a group so please bear with me during this transition. Dennis has been very helpful during this time and has promised to lurk and will continue to offer suggestions to me. I look forward to his help. And now let us continue... ------------------------------ From @cor3.pica.army.mil:washofc!banisar@uu5.psi.com Wed Dec 1 19:00:15 1993 From: Dave Banisar Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1993 14:54:51 EST Subject: New Docs Reveal NSA Role in Telephony Proposal New Docs Reveal NSA Role in Telephony Proposal >From the CPSR Alert 2.06 (Dec. 1, 1993) New Docs Reveal NSA Involvement in Digital Telephony Proposal A series of memoranda received by CPSR from the Department of Commerce last week indicate that the National Security Agency was actively involved in the 1992 FBI Digital Telephony Proposal. Two weeks ago, documents received by CPSR indicated that the FBI proposal, code named "Operation Root Canal," was pushed forward even after reports from the field found no cases where electronic surveillance was hampered by new technologies. The documents also revealed that the Digital Signature Standard was viewed by the FBI as "[t]he first step in our plan to deal with the encryption issue." The earliest memo is dated July 5, 1991, just a few weeks after the Senate withdrew a Sense of Congress provision from S-266, the Omnibus Crime Bill of 1991, that encouraged service and equipment providers to ensure that their equipment would "permit the government to obtain the plain text contents of voice, data and other communications...." The documents consist of a series of fax transmittal sheets and memos from the Office of Legal Counsel in the Department of Commerce to the National Security Agency. Many attachments and drafts, including more detailed descriptions of the NSA's proposals, were withheld or released with substantial deletions. Also included in the documents is a previously released public statement by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration entitled "Technological Competitiveness and Policy Concerns." The document was requested by Rep. Jack Brooks and states that the proposal could obstruct or distort telecommunications technology development by limiting fiber optic transmission, ISDN, digital cellular services and other technologies until they are modified, ... could impair the security of business communications ... that could facilitate not only lawful government interception, but unlawful interception by others, [and] could impose industries ability to offer new services and technologies. CPSR is planning to appeal the Commerce Department's decision to withhold many of the documents. To subscribe to the Alert, send the message: "subscribe cpsr " (without quotes or brackets) to listserv@gwuvm.gwu.edu. Back issues of the Alert are available at the CPSR Internet Library FTP/WAIS/Gopher cpsr.org /cpsr/alert Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility is a national, non-partisan, public-interest organization dedicated to understanding and directing the impact of computers on society. Founded in 1981, CPSR has 2000 members from all over the world and 22 chapters across the country. Our National Advisory Board includes a Nobel laureate and three winners of the Turing Award, the highest honor in computer science. Membership is open to everyone. For more information, please contact: cpsr@cpsr.org or visit the CPSR discussion conferences on The Well (well.sf.ca.us) or Mindvox (phantom.com). ------------------------------ From news@mbvlab.wpafb.af.mil Wed Dec 1 20:41:23 1993 From: pjoslin@mbvlab.wpafb.af.mil (Paul Joslin (Sverdrup)) Date: 2 Dec 1993 02:41:31 GMT Subject: Re: Right To Search Floppy Disks? In article , Justin Fidler (jfidler@cap.gwu.edu) wrote: : Does anyone know of the legal issues involved when a public high school : searches the floppy disks of a student? I have witnessed an incident : where a school administration has gone to the effort of undeleting files : and then using the information found in these undeleted files against a : student. It seems to me this would be comparable to the police searching : through a person's garbage. Any ideas? I'm not a lawyer, and all that... It may be just like the police searching your garbage.... The Supreme Court has ruled that you have no expectation of privacy once you throw something away. Hence, the police can search, and can use evidence obtained in the search against you. For the particulars, try a real lawyer. -- Paul R. Joslin +1 513 255 1115 ------------------------------ From @cor3.pica.army.mil,@rutgers.edu:news@gboro.rowan.edu Wed Dec 1 20:57:43 1993 From: cassidy@elan.rowan.edu (Kyle Cassidy) Date: Thu, 2 Dec 1993 02:52:14 GMT Subject: Re: Right To Search Floppy Disks? In article Justin Fidler writes: > >Does anyone know of the legal issues involved when a public high school >searches the floppy disks of a student? I have witnessed an incident >where a school administration has gone to the effort of undeleting files >and then using the information found in these undeleted files against a >student. It seems to me this would be comparable to the police searching >through a person's garbage. Any ideas? > back in 1986 my college roommate was arrested for various computer crimes against the state -- they took his computers, his disks, his pink floyd tapes, his letters, his papers, his pillow cases (okay, not the pillow cases). at least at that time and in this state, information on computer disks could not be used as evidence in court. the only thing they could do was say 'we found computer disks in his room, therefore we believe that he is a computer hacker." i would think that the police might have a right to take a student's disks, but that a HS doesn't have the legal authority. ------------------------------ From abc@arl.army.mil Wed Dec 1 22:20:44 1993 From: Brinton Cooper Date: Thu, 2 Dec 93 4:20:41 GMT Subject: Re: Right To Search Floppy Disks? This seems comparable to searching lockers. In at least some cases, the rights of school authorities to search student lockers looking for "drugs" or "stolen property" has been upheld; and these administrators aren't even police! They have also exercised their right to require students to empty the contents of their pockets for the principal; again, no police are involved. So-called suspension hearings in Harford County, Maryland, have been held before an administrative assistant who reads the charges made by a principal and hears testimony from the student and his/her parents. All this is recorded on mag tape for playback to the Superintendent who actually makes the suspension decision. Note that the accused is given no right to cross-examine the accuser. Forget the issue. Public school students don't have rights. For that matter, the teachers don't have too many, either. Lower your expectations; send the kid to private school where you know, for sure, that the authorities are THE authority. _Brint ----- Forwarded message # 1: Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1993 21:08:53 -0500 (EST) From: Justin Fidler Subject: Right To Search Floppy Disks? Does anyone know of the legal issues involved when a public high school searches the floppy disks of a student? I have witnessed an incident where a school administration has gone to the effort of undeleting files and then using the information found in these undeleted files against a student. It seems to me this would be comparable to the police searching through a person's garbage. Any ideas? Justin jfidler@cap.gwu.edu ----- End of forwarded messages ------------------------------ From abc@arl.army.mil Wed Dec 1 22:10:51 1993 From: Brinton Cooper Date: Thu, 2 Dec 93 4:10:48 GMT Subject: Re: Privacy of cellular phones Percival Wendel Wippenheimer writes: > The answer to this is simple: Do not use Cellular Phones until > proper scrambling becomes widespread. This is quite unsatisfactory; I should deny my spouse the security that comes with a cellular phone just so the cops can continue to gather evidence illegally? To what end? How about not employing police who cannot understand and submit their wills to the Constitution and the law? _Brint ------------------------------ From @cor3.pica.army.mil,@rutgers.edu:root@zeus.ieee.org Wed Dec 1 19:05:33 1993 From: Al Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1993 20:26:23 GMT Subject: Computers Freedom and Privacy '94, Chi. Mar 23-26 COMPUTERS, FREEDOM, AND PRIVACY '94 Conference Announcement Scholarships, Writing Competition Notice 23-26 March 1994, Chicago, Il. The fourth annual conference, "Computers, Freedom, and Privacy," (CFP'94) will be held in Chicago, Il., March 23-26, 1994. The conference is hosted by The John Marshall Law School; George B. Trubow, professor of law and director of the Center for Informatics Law at John Marshall, is general chair of the conference. The program is sponsored jointly by these Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Special Interest Groups: Communications (SIGCOMM); Computers and Society (SIGCAS); Security, Audit and Control (SIGSAC). The advance of computer and communications technologies holds great promise for individuals and society. From conveniences for consumers and efficiencies in commerce to improved public health and safety and increased participation in government and community, these technologies are fundamentally transforming our environment and our lives. At the same time, these technologies present challenges to the idea of a free and open society. Personal privacy and corporate security is at risk from invasions by high-tech surveillance and monitoring; a myriad of personal information data bases expose private life to constant scrutiny; new forms of illegal activity may threaten the traditional barriers between citizen and state and present new tests of Constitutional protection; geographic boundaries of state and nation may be recast by information exchange that knows no boundaries in global data networks. CFP'94 will assemble experts, advocates and interest groups from diverse perspectives and disciplines to consider freedom and privacy in today's Information Society. Tutorials will be offered on March 23, 1994, from 9:00 a.m. - noon and 2:00 - 500 p.m. The conference program is Thursday, March 24, through Saturday, March 26, 1994, and will examine the potential benefits and burdens of new information and communications technologies and consider ways in which society can enjoy the benefits while minimizing negative implications. STUDENT PAPER COMPETITION Full time college or graduate students may enter the student paper competition. Papers must not exceed 3000 words and should address the impact of computer and telecommunications technologies on freedom and privacy in society. Winners will receive financial support to attend the conference and present their papers. All papers should be submitted by December 15, 1993, (either as straight text via e-mail or 6 printed copies) to: Prof. Eugene Spafford, Department of Computer Science, Purdue University, West Lafeyette, IN 47907-2004. E-Mail: spaf@cs.purdue.edu; Voice: 317-494-7825 SCHOLARSHIPS The Chair for scholarships is Prof. James Thomas, Dept. of Sociology, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL. 60115-2854 (email: tk0jut1@mvs.cso.niu.edu). Scholarships will cover only the cost of the registration fee, which includes 3 luncheons, 2 receptions, 2 dinners and conference materials. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION INFORMATION Registration fees are as follows: If paid by: 1/31/94 3/15/94 4/23/94 Early Regular Late Tutorial $145 $175 $210 Conference 315 370 420 NOTE: ACM members (give membership number) and John Marshall Alumni (give graduation date) receive a $10 discount from Tutorial and $15 discount from Conference fees. CONFERENCE REGISTRATION: Inquiries regarding registration should be directed to RoseMarie Knight, Registration Chair, at the JMLS address above; her voice number is 312-987-1420; E-mail, 6rknight@jmls.edu. CONFERENCE INFORMATION: Communications regarding the conference should be sent to: CFP'94, The John Marshall Law School, 315 S. Plymouth Ct., Chicago, IL 60604-3907 (Voice: 312-987-1419; Fax: 312-427-8307; E-mail: CFP94@jmls.edu) ROOM RESERVATIONS: The Palmer House Hilton, located in Chicago's "loop," and only about a block from The John Marshall Law School, is the conference headquarters. Room reservations only should be made directly with the hotel, mentioning "CFP'94" to get the special conference rate of $99.00, plus tax. (17 E. Monroe., Chicago, Il., 60603, Tel: 312-726-7500; 1-800-HILTONS; Fax 312-263-2556) NOTE: More specific information about conference program content will be available December 1, 1993. *********** George B. Trubow, Professor of Law Director, Center for Informatics Law The John Marshall Law School 315 S. Plymouth Ct. Chicago, IL 60604-3907 Fax: 312-427-8307; Voice: 312-987-1445 E-mail: 7trubow@jmls.edu *********** ------------------------------ From news@delphi.bc.edu Wed Dec 1 15:54:36 1993 From: kelloggj@bcvax1.bc.edu Date: 1 Dec 93 16:55:46 EDT Subject: DIAC Call for Proposals Please post and distribute to interested colleagues. Call for Workshop Proposals Developing an Effective and Equitable Information Infrastructure Directions and Implications of Advanced Computing (DIAC-94) Symposium Cambridge, MA, USA April 23 - 24, 1994 The National Information Infrastructure (NII) is being proposed as the next- generation "information superhighway" for the 90's and beyond. Academia, libraries, government agencies, as well as media and telecommunication companies are involved in the current development. Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility (CPSR) and other organizations believe that critical issues regarding the use of the NII deserve increased public visibility and participation and is using the DIAC Symposium to help address this concern. The DIAC-94 symposium is a two-day symposium and will consist of presentations on the first day and workshops on the second day. The DIAC Symposia are held biannually and DIAC-94 will be CPSR's fifth such conference. We encourage your participation both through attending and through conducting a workshop. We are currently soliciting workshop proposals. We suggest proposals on the following themes but any topic relating to the symposium theme is welcome. Systems and Services Policy + Community networks + Funding + Information services + Role of government + Delivery of social services + Economic modeling of networks + Privacy (including medical) + Commercialization of the NII + Educational support + Universal access + Meeting diverse needs + Freedom of expression and community standards Electronic Democracy Directions and Implications + Access to information + Ubiquitous computing + Electronic town meetings + Global hypertext and multimedia + Threats to democracy + Computing in the workplace + Economic and class disparities + Computing and the environment International Issues Traditional and Virtual Communities + Language differences + MUDs + Cultural diversity + Communication ethics, values, and styles + National and international + Gender relations in cyberspace priorities + Cooperative projects + Networking for indigenous peoples Workshops will be an hour and half in length. The proposal should include title, presenter, purpose of workshop, references, and plan. Workshops should substantially involve the audience and proposals in which some group product or action plan is created are preferred. As the proposals may be collected into a book, workshop proposals should be clear and informative to people who don't participate in the workshop. Proposals are due February 15, 1994 and acceptance and rejection notices will be sent by March 15, 1994. To discuss workshops or to submit proposals for workshops contact the program chair, Doug Schuler, doug.schuler@cpsr.org. Electronic submissions are encouraged but paper versions are also acceptable (send them to CPSR/Seattle - DIAC '94 Workshop Submission, P.O. Box 85481, Seattle, WA 98145-1481). Sponsored by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility Potential co-sponsors are being sought. Please contact us if your organization would like to help with this event. For more information on co-sponsorship or on general issues, contact conference chair, Coralee Whitcomb, cwhitcom@bentley.edu, 617-356-4309. ------------------------------ End of Computer Privacy Digest V4 #001 ****************************** .