Security vs. Anonymity: The Debate over User Authentication and Information Access

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Title:Security vs. Anonymity: The Debate over User Authentication and Information Access (ID: ERM0022)
Author(s):Virginia E. Rezmierski (University of Michigan-Ann Arbor) and Aline Soules (California State University, East Bay)
Topics:Access Policies, Authentication, Privacy, Security Management
Origin:EDUCAUSE Review Articles (2000)
Type:Articles, Papers, and Reports
Abstract:As technology expands the way we operate in the electronic environments of colleges and universities, important issues concerning privacy arise. This article explores the authentication and information access debate, and demonstrates that policies governing access to information are successful only if they balance conflicting values and differing viewpoints.
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