Information security and privacy touches many issues in higher education and American society. Certainly the need for expert privacy and security programs to protect institutional data has been a priority for colleges and universities given both the kinds and amount of sensitive information with which we operate administratively. Information technologies have further contributed to public awareness of these issues as attention is drawn to the collection, retention, redistribution and repurposing of personally identifiable information. Thus higher education is both in need of best practices in the areas of technical security and fair information practices as well as a clearing house for debate on law and policy needed to balance the free flow of information in a market economy with the individual privacy and protection of their identity, credit and reputation.
Below are links to policies, articles, or other documents that address the issue of electronic privacy on the Cornell campus. Also see the Social Networking page for more links related to online privacy.
- Cloud Security Alliance, a non-profit organization formed to promote the use of best practices for providing security assurance within Cloud Computing
- Cornell's Response to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)'s Proposal to Amend the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act (CALEA), November 2005
- Privacy and ITs Discontents in the Information Age by Tracy Mitrano, November 2004
- Civil Privacy and National Security Legislation: A Three-Dimensional View (web page or printable PDF file) by Tracy Mitrano, EDUCAUSE Review, November/December 2003
- Privacy of Electronic Communications at Cornell University: a Policy Perspective by Tracy Mitrano, October 2003
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Privacy on Today's Electronic Campus, an article by Tracy Mitrano, published in ACUTA Journal, Volume 6, Number 3, Fall 2002
- Can Cornell Read My E-mail? Are My Deleted Files GONE gone? The Facts About Data Access and Retention at Cornell by R. David Vernon, Tracy Mitrano, and Marcia Poulsen, Oct. 2002
- Does the Postman Read Twice: "Privacy" Considerations of Law and Policy of Electronic Communications at Cornell University by Tracy Mitrano, July 2002
