| The War on Privacy | 
 enlarge | Author: Jacqueline Klosek
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 1713477
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 248
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0275988910
Dewey Decimal Number: 342.0858
EAN: 9780275988913
ASIN: 0275988910
Publication Date: November 30, 2006
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Product Description
In today's globalized society, the war on terror has negatively affected privacy rights not just in the United States, but everywhere. When privacy rights are curtailed around the world, American efforts to spread freedom and democracy are hindered, and as a consequence, Americans are less secure in the world. Ironically, the erosion of individual privacy rights, here and abroad, has been happening in the name of enhancing national security. This book sheds light on this apparent contradiction, and argues that governments must do more to preserve privacy rights while endeavoring to protect their citizens against future terrorist attacks. It is easy to forget that prior to 9/11, privacy rights were on the march. Plans were in the works, in the areas of legislation and regulation, to protect personal privacy from both governmental intrusion and corporate penetration. The need for such protections arose from the swift advances in information technology of the 1990s. But the attacks of 9/11, and the responses of governments to this new level of the terrorist threat, put an end to all that. Not only is privacy no longer emphasized in legislation, it is being eroded steadily, raising significant questions about the handling of personal information, surveillance, and other invasions into the private lives of ordinary citizens.
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Very Informative April 4, 2007
This is an extraordinary book! I ordered it and expected it to be long and boring, but it was very informative and tells the world how privacy is a national issue around the world. Jacqueline Klosek has also written 2 other books entitled "The Legal Guide to E-business" and "Data Privacy in the Information Age", which I would also highly recommend.
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