The document discusses various types of databases that collect personal information, such as marketing databases maintained by companies and government databases. It also discusses electronic profiling, which uses electronic means to collect in-depth information about individuals. Additionally, the document provides tips for safeguarding personal information online, such as using anonymous browsing or throwaway email addresses, being cautious of revealing private details, and properly disposing of old hardware and data.

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Arab Academy for Science &Technology & Maritime Transport
College of Computing and Information Technology

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• Marke&ng
database:
Collec&on
of
data
about
people,
used
for
marke&ng
purposes
• Data
obtained
through
online
and
offline
purchases,
public
informa&on,
etc.
• Beginning
to
be
used
in
conjunc&on
with
Web
ac&vi&es
• Government
database:
Collec&on
of
data
about
people,
collected
and
maintained
by
the
government
• Tax
informa&on,
Social
Security
earnings,
personal
health
records,
marriage
and
divorce
informa&on
• Some
informa&on
is
confiden&al,
other
is
public

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• Electronic
profiling
• Using
electronic
means
to
collect
a
variety
of
in-­‐depth
informa&on
about
an
individual

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• Safeguard
your
e-­‐mail
address
• Use
a
throw-­‐away
e-­‐mail
address
(an
extra
e-­‐mail
address
that
you
can
use
for
ac&vi&es
that
might
result
in
spam)
• Get
a
second
e-­‐mail
address
from
your
ISP
or
from
Hotmail,
Yahoo!
Mail,
or
Gmail
• Can
stop
using
it
and
get
a
new
one
when
needed

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• Be
cau&ous
of
revealing
personal
informa&on
• Read
a
Web
site’s
privacy
policy
• Can
use
privacy
soSware,
such
as
the
free
Privacy
Bird
program
• Do
not
supply
personal
informa&on
to
people
in
chat
rooms

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An
anonymizer
or
an
anonymous
proxy
is
a
tool
that
aUempts
to
make
ac&vity
on
the
untraceable.
It
is
a
proxy
server
computer
that
acts
as
an
intermediary
and
privacy
shield
between
a
client
computer
and
the
rest
of
the
Internet.
It
accesses
the
Internet
on
the
user's
behalf,
protec&ng
personal
informa&on
by
hiding
the
client
computer's
iden&fying
informa&on

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• Be
cau&ous
of
revealing
personal
informa&on
• Read
a
Web
site’s
privacy
policy
• Avoid
puWng
too
many
personal
details
on
your
Web
site
• Be
wary
of
sites
offering
prizes
in
exchange
for
personal
informa&on
• Consider
using
privacy
soSware,
such
as
anonymous
surfing
• Supply
only
the
required
informa&on
in
registra&on
forms
• Delete
your
browsing
history
and
e-­‐mail
seWngs
when
using
a
public
computer

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• Use
an
e-­‐mail
filter
to
automa&cally
route
possible
spam
into
a
special
folder
to
deal
with
later

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• Web
servers
holding
sensi&ve
data
should
be
secured
• Only
enter
personal
informa&on
on
Web
sites
using
secure
servers
• Automa&c
encryp&on
systems
for
e-­‐mail
can
help
sensi&ve
data
from
accidentally
being
revealed

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• Properly
dispose
of
hardware
and
outdated
data
• Wipe
(not
just
delete)
data
on
hard
drives
before
disposing
of
a
computer
or
hard
drive
• Storage
media
containing
sensi&ve
data
should
be
shredded
• Businesses
should
have
a
media
sanita&on/data
destruc&on
policy

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• Difficult
for
legal
system
to
keep
pace
with
technology
• Difficult
to
balance
freedom
of
speech
with
privacy