The Governance of Privacy
Policy Instruments in Global Perspective
Published on 14. May 2003
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-85521-473-6 (ISBN)
Description
This text addresses the politics of privacy protection with regard to personal information. It is motivated by the argument that privacy-related problems are as much political and public policy issues as they are legal and technological ones.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
US School Grade: College Graduate Student and over, Interest Age: From 18 years
Illustrations
figures, tables, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 160 mm
Width: 222 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-85521-473-6 (9781855214736)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Privacy Goals: The privacy paradigm; Privacy protection as social policy; Privacy protection - promoting trust and managing risk. Policy Instruments: Transnational policy instruments; Legal instruments and regulatory agencies; Self-regulatory instruments; Technological instruments. Policy Impacts: Privacy regimes; The evaluation of impact; International privacy protection - a race to the top, the bottom, or somewhere else?