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Privacy Issues |
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The
“Disappearing Computer (DC)” approach raises some fear among
users because of the increased possibilities of being observed and of
loosing control over private information, due to hidden functionality
based on embedded invisible devices. This fear is certainly not entirely
irrational, and the potential of DC indeed enables invasive capture
of private data. On the other hand, as DC is devoted to collaborating
with the user and supporting him, it needs to know things about the
user. How can this be achieved without the user being put in embarrassing
situations where personal data are disclosed to the wrong person, or
used by others against his will? As privacy is a cultural notion, it
may vary in time and space. The limit between privacy and isolation
is not easy to define; as the right to be left alone competes with the
right to be informed. To cover all these issues, we will provide a general
framework for privacy design.
Download the European Disappearing Computer Privacy Design Guidelines (Version 1, November 2003, pdf-file, 190KB) DC Jamboree 2003 (Saturday 22/11/2003) Workshop B, 14:30 - 18:30hrs Facing the privacy issues: Privacy Guidelines for DC (organized by Saadi Lahlou, Laboratory of Design for Cognition, EDF R&D, Paris, François Jegou, Dalt Brussels & Politecnico di Milano Marc Langheinrich, ETH Zürich) (Download the "Open Day"-Schedule, pdf-file) |