The Economist, May 1^st 1999, The End of Privacy : The Surveillance Society, 19-23.

1)      Who is “Big Brother”?

2)      What does “privacy” consist in?

3)      How was Brandeis in 1890 alarmed by technological change?

4)      In how many files do you estimate your name to appear? Give at least 10-20 examples!

5)      Video surveillance: the pros and cons of information gathering: do supermarkets record every item being bought? Why?

6)      Why was  the 1994 law controversial? Expand to 2005.

7)      The “intelligent home” : describe it. Would you like one? Why?

8)      A new law for customers’ rights? Explain.

9)      Biometrics : what does it consist in?

10)  Give solutions to the problem of “infomediaries”.

11)  What is encryption? Privacy or transparency? : argue.