A Visitor’s Guide to a Post-Privacy World
Event details
| Date | 03.06.2014 |
| Hour | 09:15 |
| Speaker | Ari JUELS, Cornell Tech, New York |
| Location | |
| Category | Conferences - Seminars |
Privacy, in today’s usual sense of confidentiality of sensitive personal information, is an historical anomaly. Until recently, it was commonplace for even the upper classes to live, die, and engage in the most intimate activities always under the eyes of those around them.
There is a considerable risk that we are drifting inescapably toward such a world again. The massive sweep and scale of information technology, however, will now come into play. All manner of personal data—location, health status, social contacts, perhaps even thoughts—may in coming decades be widely and continuously accessible by corporations, governments, friends, and acquaintances.
Today, the risk of abuse of sensitive personal information is typically addressed by ensuring that such information remains confidential. In a post-privacy world, it may be necessary instead to abandon most forms of privacy and aim instead at accountability. If it is impossible to prevent personal information from being leaked, it may be possible, at least, to ensure that it is used fairly. I’ll talk about what a post-privacy world might look like and how we might prepare to navigate it.
There is a considerable risk that we are drifting inescapably toward such a world again. The massive sweep and scale of information technology, however, will now come into play. All manner of personal data—location, health status, social contacts, perhaps even thoughts—may in coming decades be widely and continuously accessible by corporations, governments, friends, and acquaintances.
Today, the risk of abuse of sensitive personal information is typically addressed by ensuring that such information remains confidential. In a post-privacy world, it may be necessary instead to abandon most forms of privacy and aim instead at accountability. If it is impossible to prevent personal information from being leaked, it may be possible, at least, to ensure that it is used fairly. I’ll talk about what a post-privacy world might look like and how we might prepare to navigate it.
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Organizer
- Jean-Pierre Hubaux
Contact
- Sylvie Thomet