The Classical Liberal Case for Privacy in a World of Surveillance and Technological Change
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: Oct 02, 2018
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9783319965826
Description: How should a free society protect privacy? Dramatic changes in national security law and surveillance, as well as technological changes from social media to smart cities mean that our ideas about privacy and its protection are being challenged like never before. In this interdisciplinary book, Chris Berg explores what classical liberal approaches to privacy can bring to current debates about surveillance, encryption and new financial technologies. Ultimately, he argues that the principles of classical liberalism - the rule of law, individual rights, property and entrepreneurial evolution - can help extend as well as critique contemporary philosophical theories of privacy. Chris Berg is a Senior Research Fellow at the RMIT Blockchain Innovation Hub, School of Economics, Finance and Marketing, RMIT University, Australia. He is also a Senior Fellow with the Institute of Public Affairs, Australia and an Academic Fellow with the Australian Taxpayers' Alliance. Berg is one of Australia's most prominent voices for free markets and individual liberty and a leading authority on regulation, economic freedom, civil liberties and technological change.
Notes: Source title: The Classical Liberal Case for Privacy in a World of Surveillance and Technological Change (Palgrave Studies in Classical Liberalism)