PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR INFORMATION PRIVACY.

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Auerbach, Isaac L. [1 ]
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[1] Auerbach Publishers Inc, Pennsauken,, NJ, USA, Auerbach Publishers Inc, Pennsauken, NJ, USA
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Computers and Security | 1984年 / 4卷 / 02期
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The concern of the populace is further substantiated by the annual survey of journalists con- ducted by the Communications Department of Sonoma State; University of California; which found that the technological invasion of personal privacy ranks among the top two dozen stories that the press is not recording adequately. Just about all the other stories not covered concern U.S. foreign or military policy. What can we; both as information systemsp ro-fessionals and private citizens; do to achieve reasonable security and privacy controls over the collection and distribution of personal information? In my estimation; action in four key areas is required: legislation; standardization; education and individual vigilance. In the legislative arena; the U.S. Privacy Act of 1974 and the various state fair-information practices statutes are aimed primarily at governmental collection; maintenance; use; and disclosure of personal and financial information. I would like to see similar restraints incorporated in the legislation designed to protect information privacy in nongovernmental record-keeping areas as in the British Data Protection Act 1984. In addition to legislation; standardization can be useful in developing security controls and promoting their application. The Data Encryption Standard; developed by the U.S. National Bureau of Standards and supported by IBM; for example; has helped to focus attention on the need for adequate encryption standards for data communication and storage. In my opinion; however; they are woefully inadequate. Education of the public to create better public awareness - and the education of members of our own industry ~ concerning the nature of the information privacy issue is critical if we as a society are to proceed on an intelligent and responsible consensus on a course of action. International organizations like IFIP and the leading experts in the computer security field are all instrumental in this effort. International problems demand international solutions and it is gratifying to note the growing number of multinational meetings designed to promote cooperative resolution of common problems. To choosej ust one conference from among many; the Intergovernmental Bureau for Informatics hosted the Second World Conference on Trans-border Data Flow Policies in Rome this past summer. The conference was called to establish and adopt universal principles on the protection of personal data and its transmission across national borders. Resolving the disagreement between the U.S. and Europe over European restrictions on the transfer of personal data between countries is a major unresolved problem in this area. Finally; we have the individual responsibility of each citizen to take an active interest in safeguarding his or her rights. This is especially true in a complex society such as ours. In a commencement address given at Worcester Polytechnic Institute; retired Chairman of the Board of AT&T John deButts offered this observation on the role of the individual today: The more interdependent society becomes; the more crucial is the performance of the individuals who make it up. An analogy from technology will demonstrate this. In our business we have learned that; as the number of interdependent components in our vast communications systemg rows; the more vulnerable to failure the system becomes. We call this ‘the tyranny of large numbers.’ What I am hoping then; is that each of us; individually; will conduct our life as if the nation’s very future depended on it.. . because it does. I believe deButts is correct in his statement. I would like to make a passing reference to George Orwell’s 1984. I would suggest that the ‘tyranny of technology’ that formed the vision of his political satire could be tomorrow’s reality if we are not vigilant. Technological advances have l;
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10.1016/0167-4048(85)90014-8
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