Balancing privacy rights and surveillance analytics: a decision process guide

Balancing crime detection, human rights and privacy

In 1994, the UK created the legal basis for a national DNA database of people who have been convicted of all but the most trivial offences. Since its creation one year later, the National DNA Database (NDNAD) has grown to include DNA samples from 2.7 million individuals—about 5.2% of the UK population (Home Office, 2006)—many of whom have never been charged with, or convicted of, any offence. I...

Balancing Privacy with Legitimate Surveillance and Lawful Data Access

Legal Clouds: Balancing Privacy and Surveillance in the Cloud

As technology integrates into every aspect of people’s daily lives, it’s easy to lose sight of the vast amounts of data generated by the devices and services that they’ve come to rely on. When productively harnessed through cloud-based technologies, this data has the ability to empower the individual. However, it also brings significant privacy challenges, particularly when states seek to lever...

User Profiling and Geovisual Analytics Process Modeling for Maritime Surveillance

Geovisual analytics is used for discovering patterns in spatiotemporal data by the way of visual interaction. But developing adequate visualization tools requires knowing the tasks and the users that will perform this data exploration. In order to benefit from geovisual analytics advances, it is necessary for maritime surveillance uses of maps to be investigated. Formalization of map uses and o...

Intersections of Law and Technology in Balancing Privacy Rights with Free Information Flow

Technological advances in information collection and analysis have created a conflict between individual privacy rights and society’s interest in free information flow. The increased availability of information offers great benefits to scientific research, business intelligence, and national security. However, individuals are losing control of their personal information, as their medical, finan...