Privacy in peril
By: James B. Rule
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780195307832
Subjects: Privacy, Right of; Privacy, Right of -- United States; Privacy, Right of -- Cross-cultural studies
Genres: Cross-cultural studies
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-216) and index
Table of contents: title: The making of an issue; title: The tensions of privacy and disclosure; title: Privacy regimes in turmoil; title: Blaming technology; title: The idea of privacy protection; title: Legislating privacy protection; title: Spreading shadows; title: Constraints and countercurrents; title: Government surveillance; title: Government surveillance in America; title: Parallels abroad; title: The coalescence of government surveillance; title: Conclusion; title: Personal data in the marketplace: credit, insurance and advertising; title: The United States : a virtually free market for personal information; title: Markets abroad : the American model versus privacy constraints; title: Surveillance in motion; title: Safe harbor; title: Some rare privacy victories; title: Conclusion; title: The future of privacy; title: Privacy protection : the official response; title: Privacy codes : a balance sheet; title: Origins of the conflict; title: The destination; title: Collapsing resistance?; title: "Needs," "purposes," and "consent"; title: Some uncomfortable futures; title: Ground to stand on; title: Conclusion: where do we go from here?