Carroll Confidential Information Sources

Public and Private
2. Auflage 2014
ISBN: 978-0-08-094364-0
Verlag: Elsevier Science & Techn.
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 416 Seiten, Web PDF

This edition includes the effects of massive computerization on the collection, storage, and reporting of personal data. For investigations and back-ground checks of any type, this outstanding volume tells how to hire reliable employees, sell to solvent customers, and purchase from reliable vendors. Carroll also examines troubling issues of ethics, accuracy, and privacy in our age of electronic information transfer. - Discusses the way the nation collects, stores, and uses personal information - Addresses the ethical questions about how personal data should be used - Highlights the changes in information collection brought about by computers

John M. Carroll is Professor of Computer Science, Education, and Psychology, and Director of the Center for Human-Computer Interaction, at Virginia Tech. He has written more than 250 technical papers, more than 25 conference plenary addresses, and 12 books. He serves on 10 editorial boards for journals and handbooks, has won the Rigo Career Achievement Award from ACM, received the Silver Core Award from IFIP, and is a member of the CHI Academy.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carroll, John M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Front Cover
;1
2;Confidential Information Sources: Public and Private;4
3;Copyright Page;5
4;Table of Contents;8
5;Dedication;6
6;Foreword to the Second Edition;12
7;Preface and Acknowledgments for the Second Edition;14
8;Acknowledgments for the First Edition;18
9;Chapter 1. Introduction;24
9.1;Security;25
9.2;Records;28
9.3;How records are stored;31
9.4;Identification;32
9.5;Employment applications;42
9.6;Executive search;46
9.7;Evaluation of personal data;48
9.8;Summing up;50
9.9;Sources of information;50
10;Chapter 2. Personal Records: An Overview;56
10.1;Files and records defined;56
10.2;File practices;58
10.3;File procedures;60
10.4;Data security;63
10.5;Experiences with computers;64
10.6;Acquisition of information;67
10.7;Exchange of information;68
10.8;Personal information and the law;70
10.9;Content of personal records;75
10.10;Personal information and civil rights;78
10.11;Summary;79
11;Chapter 3. Investigatory Credit-Reporting Agencies;80
11.1;History of commercial reporting;83
11.2;Retail Credit Company (RCC);85
11.3;Equifax today;99
11.4;Hooper-Holmes Bureau Incorporated;105
11.5;Mercantile credit-reporting agencies;107
11.6;Dun & Bradstreet, Inc.;108
11.7;The problem of ownership;114
12;Chapter 4. Law Enforcement Information Systems;122
12.1;International police systems;122
12.2;National police information systems;125
12.3;National Crime Information Center (NCIC);125
12.4;Canadian Police Information Center (CPIC);133
12.5;Police information in the United Kingdom;141
12.6;State police information systems;143
12.7;Municipal systems;145
12.8;The criminal justice process;150
12.9;Elements of personal identification;151
12.10;Fingerprints;160
12.11;Handwriting;163
12.12;Identification of property;164
12.13;Occurrence investigations;165
12.14;Intelligence investigations;167
12.15;Police records access;171
12.16;Conclusions;172
13;Chapter 5. In-File Reporting Agencies;174
13.1;Problems of retailers;175
13.2;In-file credit bureaus;176
13.3;Automated credit reporting;181
13.4;Expansion and consolidation;181
13.5;The credit index;192
13.6;Central registry of liens;193
13.7;Problems of bankers;195
13.8;Problems of finance companies;199
13.9;Problems of insurance companies;201
13.10;Medical information bureau;203
13.11;Casualty index;204
13.12;Fire insurance;205
14;Chapter 6. Credit-Card Security;208
14.1;Bank cards;209
14.2;Oil credit cards;218
14.3;Travel and entertainment (T&E) cards;220
14.4;Air travel cards;224
14.5;Charge account cards;227
15;Chapter 7. Motor Vehicle and Other Government Records;232
15.1;California department of motor vehicles (DMV)
;233
15.2;Manitoba (Canada) Motor Vehicle Branch (MVB)
;243
15.3;Britain's driver and vehicle files
;246
15.4;Other government record systems
;247
15.5;Census bureaus
;249
15.6;Military records;252
15.7;Dissemination;257
16;Chapter 8. Medical Records;258
16.1;Adverse effects on the individual;262
16.2;Present climate concerning disclosure;263
16.3;Pressure for medical information;264
16.4;Proposed information systems;267
16.5;Existing databanks;270
17;Chapter 9. Student Records;276
17.1;Early records;277
17.2;A public school records system;279
17.3;University records;282
17.4;The admissions cycle;285
17.5;Preserving security of records;291
17.6;Problems of time-shared computing;296
17.7;Student records today;298
18;Chapter 10. Personnel Investigations;304
18.1;Backgrounding;305
18.2;Positive vetting;312
18.3;Polygraphing;313
18.4;Profiling;320
18.5;Organizational investigations;323
18.6;Evaluating the organizational investigation;332
18.7;Application of techniques;336
18.8;Applicant investigation summary;339
18.9;Summary;342
19;Chapter 11. The Issue of Privacy;344
19.1;Types of sensitive information;349
19.2;Conclusions;353
19.3;An international view of privacy;354
19.4;Information privacy and freedom in Canada;357
20;Appendix 1. Individual Questions and Their Occurrence in Records;364
20.1;Identifiers and Locations;364
20.2;Employment, Education, and Skills;364
20.3;Marriage and Immediate Family;365
20.4;Financial Status;365
20.5;Health Status;366
20.6;Housing;366
20.7;Life History;366
20.8;Personal Habits;367
20.9;Associations;367
20.10;Ancestry and Religion;367
21;Appendix 2. Retail Credit (Equifax) Company Data;368
21.1;A. Life Insurance Report;368
21.2;B. Individual Credit Report;370
22;Appendix 3. Dun & Bradstreet Commercial Credit Report Data;372
22.1;Balance Sheet;372
22.2;Profit and Loss Statement;373
23;Appendix 4. International Standard Identifiers for for Machine-to-Machine Information Interchange;374
23.1;A. Standard Identifier for Individual (SII);374
23.2;B. Standard Identifier for Organizations (SIO);374
24;Appendix 5. Standard Numeric Codes;376
24.1;1. Calendar date;376
24.2;2. Time Zone Reference;376
24.3;3. Time;376
24.4;4. Place Names (U.S.A.);376
24.5;5. Occupations;376
24.6;6. Languages;377
24.7;7. Summary of North American Numeric Codes;378
24.8;8. Interpretation of Individual Numeric Codes;378
24.9;9. Remington Soundex Code;380
25;Appendix 6. Headings Used in the ICPO General Special Information Index;382
25.1;Property;382
25.2;Crimes (File by Date of Offense);382
26;Appendix 7. Comparative Profiles of Character Types;384
27;Appendix 8. Standard Industrial Classifications;388
27.1;A. U.S. Survey of Manufacturers Industry Groups;388
27.2;B. Canadian Standard Industrial Classification;388
28;Appendix 9. Comparative Fair Credit Reporting Act Data;390
28.1;A. U.S. Fair Credit Reporting Act of 1971;390
28.2;B. The Manitoba Personal Investigations Act of 1971;390
28.3;C. The Ontario Consumer Reporting Act of 1973;390
29;Appendix 10. How First Three Digits of SSN Reveal State of Issue;392
30;Bibliography;394
31;Index;400