Conceptions of Data Protection and Privacy - Legal and Philosophical Perspectives

This open access book offers a clear understanding of the core concepts of data protection and privacy, exploring their social value through European and North American legal perspectives, political struggles, and the impact of the AI revolution. Featuring prominent experts and emerging scholars, the book presents diverse understandings to showcase the multifaceted interests and values embedded in the concepts of data protection and privacy. It links philosophical and legal perspectives on privacy to historical and contemporary rights struggles, including those of African Americans, feminists, and queer people. The book also addresses privacy challenges posed by the digital revolution, particularly advances in AI, and recent efforts to safeguard privacy. Aimed at scholars, researchers, and students in law and philosophy, the book offers an overview of key theoretical and legal positions on privacy and data protection. Legal practitioners will find insights into landmark EU and US constitutional decisions, such as the German Constitutional Court''s Census Decision and Carpenter v United States. Additionally, it is valuable for anyone seeking to understand the legal and philosophical foundations of globally influential regulations like the GDPR and the AI Act. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY NC ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Elisa Orru, Ralf Poscher
• Mitarbeit: Elisa Orrù (Herausgeber), Poscher Ralf (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: Hart Publishing
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheint: 05.02.2026
• EAN: 9781509983728
• ISBN: 978-1-5099-8372-8
• Seiten: 448
• Serie: Hart Studies in Information Law and Regulation
• Themen: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Internationales Recht, Ausländisches Recht; USA, LAW / Jurisprudence, LAW / Computer & Internet, United States of America, USA, EU (European Union), Jurisprudence and general issues, Jurisprudence & Philosophy Of Law, IT and Communications law / Postal laws and regulations, IT & Communications law