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

• Autore: Rule James B. <1943->
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (255 p.)
• Disciplina: 323.44/80973
• Soggetto topico: Privacy, Right of; Privacy, Right of - United States
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Privacy in peril
• ISBN: 0-19-988574-5; 0-19-539436-4; 0-19-804204-3; 1-281-16338-4; 1-4356-0586-1; 9786611163389
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910465096703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II