Digital privacy: Subverting surveillance

Analysis of the Rising Threat of Subverting Privacy Technologies

Privacy technologies have become extremely prevalent in recent years from secure communication channels to the Tor network. These technologies were designed to provide privacy and security for users, but these ideals have also led to increased criminal use of the technologies. Privacy and anonymity are always sought after by criminals, making these technologies the perfect vehicles for committi...

The Privacy-technology Dilemma in the Age of Digital Surveillance

The proliferation of new technologies and their increasing use in many aspects of our lives pose a number of threats to privacy; digital networks, ubiquitous computing, ambient intelligence, automated profiling, genetics, radio frequency identification (RFID), wiretapping, closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras, digital rights management systems and similar technologies challenge the traditio...

Survey Paper on Rising Threats of Subverting Privacy Infrastructure

One of the main challenges faced by a user today is protecting their privacy, especially during widespread surveillance. This led to the development of privacy infrastructures whose main purpose is to guarantee users privacy. However, they are being misused by attackers who consider them to be an exploitable resource to perform illegitimate activities. This paper proposes to analyze and assess ...

Surveillance and Privacy

Recent social and technical developments are expanding surveillance by the government and private sector and intensifying privacy concerns, resulting in a surveillance-privacy dilemma. Governments establish surveillance schemes to fight terrorism and crime. Private organizations use profiling and data mining techniques to target marketing endeavors, to analyze customer behavior and monitor the ...

Communications and Privacy under Surveillance