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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460646603321

Autore

Milne George R.

Titolo

Digital privacy in the marketplace : perspectives on the information exchange / / George R. Milne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017) : , : Business Expert Press, , 2015

ISBN

1-60649-849-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (200 p.)

Collana

Digital and social media marketing and advertising collection, , 2333-8830

Disciplina

004.678

Soggetti

Internet - Access control

Teleshopping

Computer security

Data protection

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-172) and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. The information environment and the privacy problem -- 2. Why privacy is needed -- 3. Perspectives of privacy: technology history and academic theories -- 4. Information exchange and privacy in the marketplace -- 5. Information based privacy harms -- 6. Forms of protection -- 7. The future of privacy -- References -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines digital privacy in the marketplace. It focuses on the data exchanges between marketers and consumers, with special attention to the privacy challenges that are brought about by new information technologies. The purpose of this book is to provide a background source to help the reader think more deeply about the impact of privacy issues on both consumers and marketers. It covers topics such as: why privacy is needed, the technological, historical and academic theories of privacy, how market exchange affects privacy, what are the privacy harms and protections available, and what is the likely future of privacy.