Privacy in Peril How We Are Sacrificing a Fundamental Right in Exchange for Security and Convenience

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ISBN: 9780195394368 | 0195394364
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 11/11/2009

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We are all accustomed to identity theft horror stories, where personal data gets misdirected for criminal purposes. But we should worry a lot less about 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 that are far more widespread and far more dangerous to our interests that we'd ever suspect.

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Preface	p. ix
The Making of an Issue	p. 1
The Tensions of Privacy and Disclosure	p. 6
Privacy Regimes in Turmoil	p. 13
Blaming Technology	p. 18
The Idea of Privacy Protection	p. 22
Legislating Privacy Protection	p. 28
Spreading Shadows	p. 32
Constraints and Countercurrents	p. 34
Government Surveillance	p. 39
Government Surveillance in America	p. 43
Parallels Abroad	p. 64
The Coalescence of Government Surveillance	p. 82
Conclusion	p. 91
Personal Data in the Marketplace: Credit, Insurance, and Advertising	p. 93
The United States: A Virtually Free Market for Personal Information	p. 97
Markets Abroad: The American Model versus Privacy Constraints	p. 114
Surveillance in Motion	p. 132
Safe Harbor	p. 136
Some Rare Privacy Victories	p. 139
Conclusion	p. 141
The Future of Privacy	p. 143
Privacy Protection: The Official Response	p. 147
Privacy Codes: A Balance Sheet	p. 150
Origins of the Conflict	p. l56
The Destination	p. 162
Collapsing Resistance?	p. 164
"Needs," "Purposes," and "Consent"	p. 168
Some Uncomfortable Futures	p. 174
Ground to Stand On	p. 182
Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?	p. 190
Appendix	p. 203
Notes	p. 205
Bibliography	p. 211
Index	p. 217
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Privacy in Peril How We Are Sacrificing a Fundamental Right in Exchange for Security and Convenience

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