IT Questions regarding the Future of Privacy

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Questions

1. What technology and technological solutions are there to maintain privacy? (Folkert)
2. In what technological areas does privacy play a role? (Folkert)
3. How is the ubiquity of computers influence privacy? (Folkert)
4. What is the influence of social networks and privacy? (MSN Email Chat) (Folkert)
5. Which malware infringes privacy (spam / popup / spyware) ? (Folkert)
6. Blogs and privacy? (Folkert)
7. Progress or regression of privacy in relation uprising of blogs and websites? (Folkert)
8. Is the privacy issue larger in IT than in "real life"?
9. How will the new passports influence privacy? (stealing, data easily) (Robert)
10. What privacy issues are related to customer loyalty cards?
11. How does the price reduction and convergence of cameras affect privacy? (Patrick)

    With over 85% of cell phones in Japan, and an estimated 80% in the USA and Western Europe having built-in cameras, it is becoming much easier for people to 
    take pictures of unaware victims or secret products. Increasing the ease of being able to take a quality picture at any time, also increases the amount of 
    clandestine pictures taken.
    Many venues are already taking or considering taking precautions to remove cell phones from public changing areas or court rooms 
    for privacy reasons, seeing as pictures from cell phones can be published online in mere seconds.
    

12. What is the influence of privacy on encryption algorithms?
13. Does the progression of IT lead to easier stealing of private info? (Patrick)
14. How much cyber crime is privacy related? (Robert)
15. How does RFID, Galileo, GPS influence privacy? (Patrick)
16. How is Google Earth viewed in regard to privacy? (Patrick)
17. Satellite images and privacy? (Patrick)
18. File Sharing trend and privacy issues?

References

[1]Kanellos, Michael. Crave privacy? New tech knocks out digital cameras, September 19, 2005, CNET News, Link
[2]Charny, Ben. Gymgoers wary of camera phones, December 2, 2003, CNET News, Link

Does the progression of IT lead to easier stealing of private info?