1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910465096703321

Autore

Rule James B. <1943->

Titolo

Privacy in peril [[electronic resource] /] / James B. Rule

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007

ISBN

0-19-988574-5

0-19-539436-4

0-19-804204-3

1-281-16338-4

1-4356-0586-1

9786611163389

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Disciplina

323.44/80973

Soggetti

Privacy, Right of

Privacy, Right of - United States

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 (p. [211]-216) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The making of an issue -- The tensions of privacy and disclosure -- Privacy regimes in turmoil -- Blaming technology -- The idea of privacy protection -- Legislating privacy protection -- Spreading shadows -- Constraints and countercurrents -- Government surveillance -- Government surveillance in America -- Parallels abroad -- The coalescence of government surveillance -- Conclusion -- Personal data in the marketplace: credit, insurance and advertising -- The United States : a virtually free market for personal information -- Markets abroad : the American model versus privacy constraints -- Surveillance in motion -- Safe harbor -- Some rare privacy victories -- Conclusion -- The future of privacy -- Privacy protection : the official response -- Privacy codes : a balance sheet -- Origins of the conflict -- The destination -- Collapsing resistance? -- "Needs," "purposes," and "consent" -- Some uncomfortable futures -- Ground to stand on -- Conclusion: where do we go from here?

Sommario/riassunto

We are all accustomed to privacy horror stories, like identity theft,



where stored personal data gets misdirected for criminal purposes. But we should worry less about the illegal uses of personal data, James B. Rule argues, and worry a lot more about the perfectly legal uses of our data by the government and private industry, uses which are far more widespread and far more dangerous to our interests than we'd ever suspect.  This provocative book takes readers on a probing, far-reaching tour of the erosion of privacy in American society, showing that we are often unwitting accomplices, providi

2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991000133409707536

Titolo

Il marxismo, la cultura e le arti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milano : Teti, 1999

Descrizione fisica

1 v. ; 21 cm

Collana

Marxismo oggi

Disciplina

335.4

Soggetti

Cultura - Concezione marxista

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia