Foreword - Introduction - PART 1 - The Importance of Data Protection in the Information Age - Western European Initiatives - East European Data Protection: Unique Experiences - United States: First in Technology and Last in Data Protection - Commonwealth Data Protection: European versus American Standards - Data Protection in the Third World: Asian, African and Latin American Indifference - International Efforts and Proposals for Data Protection in the 21st Century - PART 2 - Austria - Belgium - Denmark - Faeroe Islands - Finland - France - Germany, Hesse, Berlin - Guernsey - Hungary - Iceland - Ireland - Isle of Man - Israel - Italy - Jersey - Luxembourg - Netherlands - Norway - Portugal - Slovenia - Sweden - Switzerland, Berne - United Kingdom - Australia, New South Wales, South Australia - Canada, Ontairo, Quebec - Hong Kong - Japan - United States, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York - Council of Europe - European Community - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development - United Nations - Amnesty International - Index