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Show JOSEPH DAVIES, (TIMOTHY LARSON), COMMUNICATION DEWVRTMENT, UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, 84112 ABSTRACT In the past, society's biggest perceived threat to privacy was intrusion on the part of govern-ments. In the 21st century, however, the larg-est emerging threat to privacy-specifically in the United States, but certainly to a degree around the world-is certain to be the com-puter-based technology used by business-es to monitor customers and employees. This paper is a legal study examining the historical context of this issue, as well as an examination of current events, thoughts of scholars and authors on the issue, and relevant court decisions. Chapter Two consists of a detailed literature review that will demonstrate the precarious nature of the current state of personal privacy In Chapter Three, I present a legal examina-tion of the issue of online file sharing. This is-sue poses a challenge in balancing person-al privacy with competing interests-in this case, copyright protection. I present a four-step solution to this conflict by updating an existing lav/-the Digital Millennium Copy-right Act-and enforcing the No Electronic Theft Act. Furthermore, I argue that the cur-rent laws regarding subpoenas need to be more narrowly tailored. I also recommend a focus on alternative methods of protecting copyrights that will remove the impetus for groups (in thisinstancetheRecording Industry Association of America) to seekto abuse per-sonal privacy through technological means. The discussion about online file sharing can provide a model on how to approach the larger general question of how to balance privacy rights with competing interests in an increasingly technological environment. Technology poses many threats to per-sonal privacy. Moreover, many people may not be fully aware of their exposure to risk. However, pending legislation, my recommendations, and increased media coverage on the issue, bodes well for tak-ing the necessary steps to eliminating, or at least greatly reducing, these problems and preserving personal privacy from technological threats in the years to come. URBAN WATER CONSERVATION IN THE SALT LAKE VALLEY Christina L.Davis (Dan McCool) Political Science, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112 Water conservation programs in the Salt Lake Valley have been developed and implemented by the Salt Lake City De-partment of Public Utilities and Jordan Valley Water Conservation District. These agencies have distinct approaches to their water conservation approaches. In this analysis I will demonstrate that the economic incentives provided by the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities is a result of the greater decision making ability delegated to the agency's water conservation coordinator, combined with the historical precedence for progres-sive water conservation methods, and a greater ability fro the agency to drive public and political opinion about water conservation. Jordan Valley Water Con-servation District's educationally based water conservation program cannot be as aggressive because of the agency's historical mandate to develop and keep costs low for consumers, as well as the amount of power that the agency's com-munity has in its development and deci-sion making process. I will argue that the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities has developed a more effec-tive water conservation program due to these influences, and Jordan Valley Wa-ter Conservation District may face prob-lems with water supply in the future due to their less aggressive water conserva-tion program. |