Privacy and the Information Age

Serge Gutwirth advances the intriguing thesis that privacy is in fact the safeguard of personal freedom-the safeguard of the individual's freedom to decide who she or he is, what she or he does, and who knows about it. Any restriction on privacy thus means an infringement of personal freedom. And it's exactly this freedom that plays an essential role in every democracy.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Privacy's Complexities Chapter 3 The Law on Privacy Chapter 4 Ambiguous Privacy Chapter 5 Privacy Endangered Chapter 6 Privacy and the Processing of Personal Data Chapter 7 Conclusion Chapter 8 Appendix: The European Community Directive on Personal Data Chapter 9 Bibliography Chapter 10 Index

About the author

By Serge Gutwirth - Translated by Raf Casert

Summary

Looking beyond the protection of personal data in the new technological age, Serge Gutwirth advances the thesis that privacy is the safeguard of personal freedom - the safeguard of the individual's freedom to decide who she or he is, what she or he does, and who knows about it.

Product details

• Authors: Serge Gutwirth
• Assisted by: Raf Casert (Translation)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 22.12.2001
• EAN: 9780742517462
• ISBN: 978-0-7425-1746-2
• No. of pages: 144
• Series: Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture; Critical Media Studies (Paperb; Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Miscellaneous