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Into the world without secrets Into the world without secrets Richard Hunter The future of computing-the future of business Rapid technological innovation is moving us towards a world of ubiquitous computing-a world in which we are surrounded by smart machines that are alway… OL13586955W
Privacy Privacy Ted Gottfried Analyzes the controversial area of individual privacy with a focus on such issues as the confidentiality of medical and other personal information, the ethics of drug testing, the rights of the news … OL15059709W
At home in the law At home in the law Jeannie Suk "The past few decades have witnessed a revolution in the way that law shapes the idea and reality of the home. Jeannie Suk shows how legal feminism has replaced the traditional notion of home as a ma… OL15443097W
Information communication technology law, protection, and access rights Information communication technology law, protection, and access rights Irene Maria Portela "This book identifies key issues in the relationship between ICT and law, ethics, politics and social policy, drawing attention to diverse global approaches to the challenges posed by ICT to access r… OL15508218W
Genetic data and the law Genetic data and the law Mark Taylor "Research using genetic data raises various concerns relating to privacy protection. Many of these concerns can also apply to research that uses other personal data, but not with the same implication… OL16191598W
Protecting Your Health Privacy Protecting Your Health Privacy Jacqueline Klosek Protecting Your Health Privacy empowers ordinary citizens with the legal and technological knowledge and know-how we need to protect ourselves and our families from prying corporate eyes, medical ide… OL16465587W
How to be invisible How to be invisible J. J. Luna "From cyberspace to crawl spaces, new innovations in information gathering have left the private life of the average person open to scrutiny, and worse, exploitation. Using real life stories and his … OL16607634W
The Law and Consumer Credit Information in the European Community The Law and Consumer Credit Information in the European Community Federico Ferretti This book examines the legal framework and compliance in the EC of consumer credit reporting and credit information sharing arrangements. It also lookes at the issue of human rights, and the extent t… OL16922579W
Online consumer protection Online consumer protection Kuanchin Chen "This book is designed to offer readers a comprehensive way to understand the nature of online threats, consumer concerns, and techniques for online privacy protection"--Provided by publisher. OL16931700W
Data and Goliath Data and Goliath Bruce Schneier A primarily U.S.-centric view of the who, what and why of massive data surveillance at the time of the book's publication (2015). OL17177390W
Mlrc 50state Survey Employment Libel Privacy Law 2013 Reports From All Fifty States The District Of… Mlrc 50state Survey Employment Libel Privacy Law 2013 Reports From All Fifty States The District Of… Media Law Resource Center v. ; 28 cm OL17377807W
Promising genomics Promising genomics Michael Fortun Part detective story, part exposé and part travelogue, this book investigates one of the signature biotech stories of our time and, in doing so, opens a window onto the world of genome science. Fortu… OL1957727W
Habeas data Habeas data Cyrus Farivar "Until the 21st century, most of our activities were private by default, public only through effort; today anything that touches digital space has the potential (and likelihood) to remain somewhere o… OL19745070W
European Data Protection: Coming of Age European Data Protection: Coming of Age Serge Gutwirth <p>On 25 January 2012, the European Commission presented its long awaited new “Data protection package”. With this proposal for a drastic revision of the data protection framework in Europe, it is fa… OL19848602W
Spying on democracy Spying on democracy Heidi Boghosian "Personal information contained in your emails, phone calls, GPS movements and social media is a hot commodity, and corporations are cashing in by mining and selling the data they collect about our p… OL19968860W
The inspection house The inspection house Emily Horne "Someone you can't see is watching you. That idea, long the stuff of feverish dystopian fantasy, is now an unremarkable statement of fact, true in most public places, and true in many that used to be… OL19989849W
Privacy and freedom Privacy and freedom Alan F. Westin In defining privacy as "the claim of individuals, groups, or institutions to determine for themselves when, how, and to what extent information about them is communicated," Privacy and Freedom (1967)… OL19989874W
Your right to privacy Your right to privacy Jim Bronskill "Hacking, snooping and invading are commonplace on the Internet. Your personal information can be seen and shared and your privacy can be violated. Two veteran journalists, authorities on how informa… OL20034918W
The poverty of privacy rights The poverty of privacy rights Khiara M. Bridges This book makes a simple, controversial argument: Poor mothers in America have been deprived of the right to privacy. The U.S. Constitution is supposed to bestow rights equally. Yet the poor are subj… OL20058031W
We are data We are data John Cheney-Lippold "Algorithms are everywhere, organizing the near limitless data that exists in our world. Derived from our every search, like, click, and purchase, algorithms determine the news we get, the ads we see… OL20058185W
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