Naval Postgraduate School
Fall 2007

CS3610: Information Crime, Law and Ethics

Oct 16, 2007

Surveillance

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The topic of surveillance has come up a few times in this course. In this class we will be discussing it in detail, starting with a historical perspective and continuing through the current day.

Olmstead, CALEA, Digital Telephony

Brain Fingerprinting Video

Before Class, please read

Olmstead v. United States, 277 US 438 (1928) [Oyze] [Justia]
Katz v. United States, 389 US 347 [Cornell]
Wikipedia entry on CALEA

Skim

RFC 3924: Cisco Architecture for Lawful Intercept in IP Networks

Assignment: 1-page analysis of a EULA or Terms of Service

Write a 1-page analysis of a EULA or Terms of Service from the list below.

Vonage Terms of Service
The Microsoft Office 2007 Binary File Format Documentation Agreement, as referenced on the Microsoft Office File Formats and Schemaspage on MSDN. (It's short, so consider the information on the linking page as well.)
The Apple iPhone Single Use License Agreement
The Blackberry End-User Software License Agreement

Your one-page analysis is an "executive summary" should indicate the following information:

Who are the parties of this agreement? (FACTS)
What is the purpose of this agreement? What is the company trying to accomplish with it? (ISSUE)
What are the relevant laws that apply? (RULE)
Are there any surprising, hidden or unusual terms? (ANALYSIS)

Note that although we have used the FACTS/ISSUE/RULE/ANALYSIS keywords, your analysis may take any form you wish.