Writing Secure Code

Chapter 22. Building Privacy into Your Application

Before the proliferation of the personal computer or the Internet, an invasion of privacy was typically viewed as something the government did. The worry then was having your phone tapped, having your mail read, or being followed. Today, every transaction we’re involved in is an opportunity for our privacy to be invaded. Whether it be using a discount card in a grocery store, purchasing a house, or buying software on the Internet, we risk having our information shared with people who might pass it on or use it in an undesired fashion. Every privacy infraction lowers customer trust and affects commerce in a negative manner. If you look at the current state of the financial markets, it’s due more ...