Privacy

Merino, Noël (Added Author).

Item details

ISBN: 9780737769128 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0737769122 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780737769135 (pbk.)
ISBN: 0737769130 (pbk.)
Physical Description: print
200 pages ; 24 cm.
Publisher: Detroit : Greenhaven Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning, [2014]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-185) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Ch. 1. Privacy and security -- Most US air travelers OK sacrificing privacy for security: frequent travelers largely OK with body scans, more negative on pat-downs / Lymari Morales -- In the United States, too much privacy is being sacrificed for security / Daniel J. Solove -- In the United Kingdom, extensive video surveillance raises privacy concerns / Big Brother Watch -- In India, surveillance for security is a government privilege, not a right / Manasi Kakatkar-Kulkarni -- The politics of surveillance: the erosion of privacy in Latin America / Katitza Rodríguez -- In Israel, attitudes about privacy are shaped by security concerns / Steven C. Bennett -- ch. 2. Privacy and technology -- Private data, public rules / Economist -- In the United States, the government needs to protect Internet privacy / The White House -- Countries of the European Union need uniform rules to protect data privacy / European Commission -- Different privacy protections in Europe and the United States regulate social networking / Anita Ramasastry -- Internet laws a sledgehammer approach to privacy / Chris Berg -- ch. 3. Privacy and sexuality and reproduction -- In the United Kingdom, public abortion statistics threaten women's privacy / Kate Smurthwaite -- In Europe, genetic diagnosis is protected by the right to privacy / Antonia Latsch -- Nigeria's proposed same-sex marriage ban violates rights, including the right to privacy / Damian Ugwu -- The constitutional dimensions of the same-sex marriage debate / Pew Research Center -- ch. 4. Privacy and the public interest -- In Ireland and the United Kingdom, stronger regulation of the press is needed / Paul Tweed -- In the United States, defamation and invasion of privacy are unchecked / Daniel J. Solove -- In Kenya, the media is unduly silenced by defamation law / Edwin Mulochi -- In Canada, protection of private is compromising public access to information / Laura Kane and Diana Zlomislic.