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# Read * Privacy in Peril: How We Are Sacrificing a Fundamental Right in Exchange for Security and Convenience by James B. Rule ✓ eBook or Kindle ePUB. Privacy in Peril: How We Are Sacrificing a Fundamental Right in Exchange for Security and Convenience Amazon Customer said Cool assessment of the privacy we are losing now. This book is not a novel, yet has been read like one, not only because of a number of seemingly far-fetched privacy horror stories and of sudden realization as to what kind of society we live in; but also of its well-structured narrative that is read with ease and sometimes with mild entertainment. Indeed, Jame B. Rule is a first-rate writer and certainly knows how to deliver . "Still One of the Best" according to Richard War
| Title | : | Privacy in Peril: How We Are Sacrificing a Fundamental Right in Exchange for Security and Convenience |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.11 (790 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0195394364 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
The author reveals that in today's "information society," the personal data that we make available to virtually any organization for virtually any purpose is apt to surface elsewhere, applied to utterly different purposes. This provocative book offers a probing account of the erosion of privacy in American society, that shows that we are often unwitting, if willing, accomplices, providing personal data in exchange for security or convenience. And as long as we willingly accept the pursuit of profit, or the reduction of crime, or cutting government costs as sufficient reason for intensified scrutiny over our lives, then privacy will remain endangered.. Indeed, there are many cases where privacy invasion is both hurtful to the individual and indispensable to an organization's quest for efficiency. The mass collection and processing of personal information produces such tremendous efficiencies that both the public and private sector feel justified in pushing as far as they can into our private lives. And there is no easy cure
James B. Rule is Distinguished Affiliated Scholar at the Center for the Study of Law and Society at the University of California, Berkeley.
With Rule's blue print as a guide, it is possible to imagine how our society just might begin to sort out the competing demands of the corporation, the state and the individual."--David Burnham, Director, Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse . Dempsey, Policy Director, Center for Democracy and Technology"Jim Rule's Privacy in Peril is a thoughtful and challenging exploration of a critical social issue that touches nearly every aspect of modern life."--Marc Rotenberg, Executive Director, Electronic Privacy Information Center"Privacy in Peril is a smart, subtle and elegantly written analysis of a complex subject. Rule is superb at drawing the line between acceptable and unacceptable practices in today's high-speed information world and then explaining the reasoning behind his distinctions in a balanced but persuasive way. "An unsentimental exploration of one of the pressing issues of our time. Global in scope and precise in detail, with insights equally deep in theory and practic
Amazon Customer said Cool assessment of the privacy we are losing now. This book is not a novel, yet has been read like one, not only because of a number of seemingly far-fetched privacy horror stories and of sudden realization as to what kind of society we live in; but also of its well-structured narrative that is read with ease and sometimes with mild entertainment. Indeed, Jame B. Rule is a first-rate writer and certainly knows how to deliver . "Still One of the Best" according to Richard Warner. I recently reread this book for an article I was writing. The seven years since its publication have not diminished its value. It remains one of the most insightful discussions of privacy available. It’s analysis of the trade-off issues raised by privacy and the challenge they pose for protecting privacy should be read by anyone interested in the topic. Indeed, the more
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