Paper discusses the application of modern technology in Slovenian criminal procedure and its constitutional aspects. It deals mostly with two powers: IMSI catchers and storage of DNA samples. Both measures are controversial from the viewpoint of Constitution; due to none-existent legal basis for the use of IMSI catchers and due to disproportional storage of DNA samples.
COBISS.SI-ID: 2848746
The big data paradigm creates new data with aggregation and analysis of known data. This type of knowledge production is possible only due to increasing computational power of computers. Large amounts of data, increased data processing and data exchange speed, longer storage of data, and greater diversity of data hold a promise of detailed algorithmic prediction. The paper presents several forms of commercial use of big data, such as monetization of twits and production of drugs tailored to an individual's genetic predisposition. It shows the implications of big data for law and especially existent uses in the criminal justice system, for example, for the prevention of payment card frauds with skimming; for prediction of crime with predictive software used by police; and the use of algorithms for prediction of recidivism of parolees. The paper concludes by presenting pitfalls of big data and the risks it carries for the encroachment on our fundamental liberties.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1733966
The article analyses recent theorizing of privacy arising from new technologies that allow constant and ubiquitous monitoring of our communication and movement. The theoretical part analyses Helen Nissenbaum's theory of contextual integrity of privacy and pluralistic understanding of privacy by Daniel Solove. The empirical part presents the results of an online survey on the Slovenian public perceptions of privacy that includes questions on types and frequency of victimizations relating to the right to privacy; self-reported privacy violations; concern for the protection of one's own privacy; perception of primary privacy offenders; the value of privacy; attitude towards data retention in public telecommunication networks; and acquaintance with the Information Commissioner of RS. Despite growing distrust of large internet corporations and - after Edward Snowden's revelations - Intelligence agencies, the findings indicate a low degree of awareness and care for the protection of personal data.
COBISS.SI-ID: 1730894