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Farreaching changes to the way we communicate with eachother, with organisations and with the world at large are presently being ushered in, and some of these have quite significant implications for our personal privacy. While it is true that cultures are changing, I suggest there are parts of the present culture that we should aim topreserve. Personal privacy is one of these.  \nThe right to privacy is such a basic, universal expectation, that it is rarely as clearly articulated as it is felt, and rarely more keenly felt than when it is threatened. But how do we protect it in the face of fundamental changes to our modes and means of communication? How can we avail ourselves of the best that the technology has to offer without at the same time losing autonomy, anonymity, and choice over who knows us and what we’redoing? Privacy in the context of new technologies is very much about how we define ourselves as we interact with others via complex electronic systems and connections.  \nA conscious effort is required to ensure we do not gradually and unwittingly accept a diminution of our privacy rights. Universities, as significant users of new technologies, need to assess the privacy implications of using new technologies by asking: What does it mean for the individual? Does it reduce or support individual autonomy, choice, sense of security, trust? What information does it generate about individuals and how is it used? What controls exist to protect the integrity of the transaction?  \nIdeally, this assessment should take place before the event; if not there is a chance that any infringements on privacy will slow the pace and extent to which the new service will be embraced by the very communities they are designed for. In any case, the assessment should not take place only once, but be a continuing appraisal of the impact on our private lives. To quote David Flaherty, formerly a leading privacy scholar and now the Information and Privacy Commissioner of the Province of British Columbia:  \nUsers of telecommunications services and digital commerce need to reflect on a regular basis on the privacy implications of the technology that they happen to be  \n*This article is based on an address given to “New Technology and Tertiary Education: Changing the Culture” seminar held 11 July 1996, Storey Hall, RMIT, Melbourne.  \nusing in any aspect of theirprofessional orpersonal lives (which technology, like the Internet, is infact becoming more and more intertwined as the distinction between home and workplace becomes more blurred) .1  \nThe need to protect our privacy, particularly in the light of the take-up of new technologies, is one of the reasons why the federal government has proposed to extend privacy protections to the private sector. In September 1996 the federal Attorney-General released a Discussion Paper,“Privacy Protection in the Private Sector”, which sets out one possible framework for a private sector privacy regime. (The Discussion Paper is available on the Internet at [http://www.agps.gov.au/customer/agd/clrc/](http://www.agps.gov.au/customer/agd/clrc/)[ ](http://www.agps.gov.au/customer/agd/clrc/)[privacy.htm](privacy.htm).) [Tertiary institutions](Tertiary institutions), as significant users of new technologies and as holders of large amounts of personal information, will no doubt be interested in the outcome of this current review.  \nPublic concerns about personal privacy Opinion polls show that the public is increasingly uneasy about the effect of modern technology on privacy. In 1990, 67% of the people interviewed said privacy was a very important social issue. Four years later it was 75% . 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The assessment should occur before adoption and continue as an ongoing appraisal.\"},{\"question\":\"How does electronic service use lead to data trails?\",\"answer\":\"Most electronic services require users to identify themselves and typically generate records about transactions. As a result, participation and use create a trail of personal data.\"}]","Australian Universities’ Review - Privacy Issues and New Technologies | PDF",13]