Orwell's 1984 & Privacy Infringement today


The following resources will help you in your exploration of privacy infringement.  Use the
Pre Writing Chart to record your information.

 Print Resources

Encyclopedia of Privacy Edited by William G. Staples (REF 323.44)
This two-volume set provides a comprehensive overview of privacy in contemporary America. Included are some 225 alphabetically arranged entries written by more than 100 expert contributors. Entries cover such topics as the USA PATRIOT act, abortion rights, wiretapping, telemarketing, identity theft, DNA databases, Internet and email privacy, and numerous other concerns.

 

 Online Databases

General Reference Center Gold - Search multiple formats: journals, magazines, encyclopedias, and more.

Opposing Viewpoints- Features viewpoint articles, topic overviews, full-text magazine, academic journal, and newspaper articles, primary source documents, statistics, images and podcasts, and links to Websites.
Student Resource Center Gold - Offers more than 1,100 full-text periodicals and newspapers, primary sources, creative works, and multimedia, including hours of video and audio clips and podcasts


 Internet Sites

General Information & Multiple Topics
EPIC - Privacy Topics: http://www.epic.org/privacy/

Privacy.org - The Site for News, Information and Action: http://www.privacy.org/

SIRS - Leading Issues - Privacy: http://sks.sirs.com/cgi-bin/hst-sub-display?id=SCT0846-0-4532&res=Y&ren=N&gov=N&lnk=N&ic=N&keyno=0000020896&leadiss=Y&auth_checked=Y

Someone to Watch Over Us: http://crj.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/1/3/251.pdf

Laws, Legislation & Policies
American Library Association - Privacy: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights: http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/statementspols/statementsif/interpretations/privacy.htm

EPIC - Privacy Act of 1974: http://www.epic.org/privacy/1974act/

EPIC - USA Patriot Act: http://www.epic.org/privacy/terrorism/usapatriot/default.html#overview

United States Department of Justice - Privacy Act: http://www.usdoj.gov/oip/04_7_1.html

Information Access (credit reports, Internet use, medical records, wiretapping, etc.
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Government Access of Personal Medical Information: http://www.aclu.org/privacy/medical/15222res20030530.html

Electronic Privacy Information Center [Topics]: http://www.epic.org/privacy/

Privacy Advocates Swap Horror Stories: http://pcworld.com/article/id,115818-page,1/article.html

Who Should Know Your DNA?: http://www.privacy.vic.gov.au/dir100/priweb.nsf/download/BBC86BF6388DB4EBCA25712100830301/$FILE/Who%20
should%20know%20your%20DNA%20-%20February%202006%20Compak.pdf

Racial Profiling
ACLU - Racial Profiling Old and New: http://www.aclu.org/racialjustice/racialprofiling/index.html

ACLU - Sanctioned Bias: Racial Profiling Since 9/11: www.aclu.org/FilesPDFs/racial%20profiling%20report.pdf

Amnesty International - Threat and Humiliation: Racial Profiling, National Security and Human Rights in the United States: http://www.amnestyusa.org/racial_profiling/report/index.html

GSC Newsletter - In Times of Trouble: The Problem of Racial Profiling: http://www.ssrc.org/programs/gsc/gsc_quarterly/newsletter5/content/hajjar.page

Search and Seizure

ABA - Juvenile Justice - School Searches: http://www.abanet.org/crimjust/juvjus/13-2tlo.html

ASBJ.com School Law -  Before You Search That Locker: http://www.asbj.com/199804/0498schoollaw.html

Guide to Understanding the Rights of the Accused Under the Bill of Rights: http://civicallyspeaking.org/RightsoftheAccusedundertheBillofRights.doc

Surveillance Cameras

Face Recognition Technology and the Security Versus Privacy Tradeoff: http://www.cse.nd.edu/~kwb/nsf-ufe/SecurityPrivacy.pdf

Should Philadelphia Police Install Surveillance Cameras to Combat Crime: http://student-voices.org/discussions/discussion.php?DiscussionID=485

USA Patriot Act

Encarta - Is the Patriot Act Constitutional?: http://encarta.msn.com/sidebar_701713501/Is_the_Patriot_Act_Unconstitutional.html

FBI Papers Indicate Intelligence Violations: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/10/23/AR2005102301352_pf.html

USA Patriot Act Controversy: http://www.answers.com/topic/usa-patriot-act-controversy


If you don't find what you're looking for in any of the sites above, try your 
own keyword search using the following tips...

 Internet Search Tips

  1. Type the URL (web site address) of a search directory/engine in the address box: ex: www.yahoo.com, or www.google.com, etc.
     
  2. (Be sure to type the address exactly the way you see it, including any uppercase letters and punctuation).
     
  3. Type in keyword(s). (If your keyword has two parts such as: "racial profiling", be sure to put quotes around it so that the search engine only finds the Internet sites about the racial profiling as opposed to all of the sites containing the word racial plus all of the sites containing the word profiling.
     
  4. If you would like to search for something specific about a the racial profiling, try a combined keyword search by adding a comma, followed by a space and you other search term.  For instance; if I wanted to find out about racial profiling in response to the terrorist attack on 9/11, I would enter the following:
     

     "racial profiling", 9/11, terrorist, attack
     

  5. Hit Enter on your keyboard, or click on Search, then scan the description of the "hits" (entries) and click on the links that sound best.
     
  6. Be sure to critically evaluate Internet sources.  UC Berkley Library's Evaluating Webpages: Techniques to Apply and Questions to Ask is an excellent source to help you critique the quality of websites in the following areas:
  7. Remember: if you choose to use any information (text or graphics) found on the Internet, online databases, or print material, you must cite every resource you used.  Use the Works Cited Guide to access MLA format.
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Created by Liza Zandonella, Library Media Specialist.

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