Author Website:
http://informationprivacylaw.com
Privacy, Information, and Technology examines how the right to
privacy is implicated by the Internet, communications media, and emergent
technologies. Anyone interested in exploring this timely subject will find
Privacy, Information, and Technology informative, readable, and
engaging.
The second edition of Privacy, Information, and Technology features:
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Background information and lucid text that explains the law and policy of
information privacy in relation to computers, databases, and the Internet
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Broad coverage of government surveillance and the legal ramifications
surrounding
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The Fourth Amendment
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Sensory enhancement technologies
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Wiretapping
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Computer searches
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ISP records
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The Electronic Communications Privacy Act
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The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
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The USA-PATRIOT Act
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A thorough examination of new and cutting-edge issues, such as
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Privacy and access to public records
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Government access to personal information
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Airline passenger screening and profiling
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Data mining
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Consumer privacy
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Financial privacy
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Significant new case decisions involving the Fair Credit Reporting Act,
Privacy Act, and identity theft
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Emerging information technologies and their associated implications for
individual privacy, including
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Computer databases
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RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)
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Cookies, spyware, and data mining
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Updated coverage of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Amendments of
2008, and NSA (National Security Agency) surveillance
Part 1. Introduction
A. Information Privacy, Technology, and the Law
B. Information Privacy Law: Origins and Types
C. Perspectives on Privacy
Part 2. Privacy and Law Enforcement
A. The Fourth Amendment and Emerging Technology
B. Federal Electronic Surveillance Law
C. Digital Searches and Seizures
D. National Security and Foreign Intelligence
Part 3. Privacy and Government Records and Databases
A. Public Access to Government Records
B. Government Records of Personal Information
C. Identification
Part 4. Privacy of Financial and Commercial Data
A. The Financial Services Industry and Financial Data
B. Commercial Entities and Personal Data
C. Data Security
D. First Amendment Limitations on Privacy Regulation
E. Government Access to Financial and Business Records
F. Anonymity
