"Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. " Ayn Rand

Revised by: Heather Shore, Kathy Davis, & John Kelsey (June 30, 2002)

The 2002 addendum by Jill Jones, Briant Kelly, Laura Stoffel, and Brian Twadell

Privacy is eroded when actions originally meant to protect or to help society overreach their boundaries. This paper will examine the erosion of privacy through these issues:

 

Privacy Legislation / Resources /

Links to Organizations 

This white paper, developed for EPS 304 at the University of Illinois, was completed as part of a group of papers on technology issues affecting education. Instructors for the course were Nick Burbules and Chip Bruce.

Other papers in this series are:

Computer Crimes / Accessibility / Commercialism / Free Speech / Credibility/ Intellectual Property