One of the most fascinating examples of how technology may be used to infringe on one’s privacy is the recent case involving HP that turned on three factors:- One, the availability of personal information online (in this case cell phone records)
– Two, the lack of effective authentication on those sites
– Three, the lack of legal deterrents to this practice (known as pretexting).

Background:

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20060907-7686.html

Congressional hearings:

http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/10/02/HNleakprobes_1.html?PRIVACY%20ISSUES

Current news:

http://www.computerweekly.com/Articles/2007/01/16/221210/first-defendant-pleads-guilty-to-hp-spying-charges.htm