Privacy, the debate in the United States since 1945 /
Strum, Philippa.
Nash, Gerald W.
Etulain, Richard W.
Fort Worth, TX ; London : Harcourt Brace College Publishers,
c1998.
This volume argues that privacy was built into the Constitution as originally written and into the Bill of Rights. [The book examines] governmental interference with privacy [and] the extent to which the government has as obligation to protect citizens from violations of their privacy by other citizens - as in the maintenance of computer data banks by private companies. [The book also looks at the] leaps in technology that gave us television, computers, and governmental ability to monitor citizens' lives; [and] concerns about national security as the United States entered the Cold War ... -Introd.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Privacy in the age of genetic information -- Insecurity of social security numbers -- Records of one's life -- Bodily privacy and integrity -- Criminal justice system and privacy -- Big Brother really is watching you -- Privacy in the workplace -- Is privacy dead?
This volume argues that privacy was built into the Constitution as originally written and into the Bill of Rights. [The book examines] governmental interference with privacy [and] the extent to which the government has as obligation to protect citizens from violations of their privacy by other citizens - as in the maintenance of computer data banks by private companies. [The book also looks at the] leaps in technology that gave us television, computers, and governmental ability to monitor citizens' lives; [and] concerns about national security as the United States entered the Cold War ... -Introd.
Privacy, Right of