TY - JOUR
T1 - Privacy in electronic media
T2 - Identification, authentication and anonymity in a legal context
AU - Smith, Anita
AU - Clarke, Roger
PY - 2000/4/1
Y1 - 2000/4/1
N2 - This article examines the notions of identification, authentication and anonymity in a legal context. It builds on the assumption that user identification in electronic media represents a significant threat to personal privacy protection. The article considers whether the trend toward more rigorous identification and authentication has a justifiable legal basis, and if so whether enforcement of such procedures ought to take precedence over concerns for personal privacy.
AB - This article examines the notions of identification, authentication and anonymity in a legal context. It builds on the assumption that user identification in electronic media represents a significant threat to personal privacy protection. The article considers whether the trend toward more rigorous identification and authentication has a justifiable legal basis, and if so whether enforcement of such procedures ought to take precedence over concerns for personal privacy.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84979798756&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/S0267-3649(00)88302-8
DO - 10.1016/S0267-3649(00)88302-8
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84979798756
SN - 0267-3649
VL - 16
SP - 95
EP - 100
JO - Computer Law and Security Report
JF - Computer Law and Security Report
IS - 2
ER -