Controlling knowledge
Subtitle: freedom of information and privacy protection in a networked world
By: Lorna Stefanick
Publisher: AU Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Edmonton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 251
ISBN-13: 9781926836263; 9781926836614
Subjects: Freedom of information; Liberté d'information; Right of Privacy; Droit à la vie privée
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-241) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. An introduction to freedom of information and privacy protection; title: Accessing and protecting electronic data; title: Accountability and autonomy; title: Unpacking the concepts; title: Transparency, privacy, and good governance; title: Overview of the book; title: 2. Privacy protection; title: The many dimensions of privacy; title: The march toward regulation; title: Data flow, the thirst for information, and the problems of privacy protection; title: Privacy protection, personal autonomy, and control; title: 3. Freedom of information (FOI); title: Transparency for the public good; title: The march toward regulation; title: Administrative practice : challenges to the culture of openness; title: Information access, equity, and fairness; title: 4. Sharing medical information : antidote or bitter pill? : The special case of health information; title: Electronic health records; title: Privacy and confidentiality; title: Secondary uses of medical information; title: Managing health information; title: 5. Surveillance in the digital age; title: Surveillance as a form of social control; title: Modern forms of watching; title: Whither watching?; title: 6. Social networking : the case of Facebook; title: The creation of online personalities; title: The power and perils of virtual communities; title: Digital identities, the commodification of personality, and the backlash; title: The future of Facebook; title: 7. Balancing freedom of information and the protection of privacy.