Privacy in Peril

How We Are Sacrificing a Fundamental Right in Exchange for Security and Convenience

By: James B. Rule

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Paperback | 26 January 2010

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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. 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. 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. Indeed, there are many cases where privacy invasion is both hurtful to the individual and indispensable to an organization's quest for efficiency. 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.

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Preface	p. ix
The Making of an Issue	p. 1
The Tensions of Privacy and Disclosure	p. 6
Privacy Regimes in Turmoil	p. 13
Blaming Technology	p. 18
The Idea of Privacy Protection	p. 22
Legislating Privacy Protection	p. 28
Spreading Shadows	p. 32
Constraints and Countercurrents	p. 34
Government Surveillance	p. 39
Government Surveillance in America	p. 43
Parallels Abroad	p. 64
The Coalescence of Government Surveillance	p. 82
Conclusion	p. 91
Personal Data in the Marketplace: Credit, Insurance, and Advertising	p. 93
The United States: A Virtually Free Market for Personal Information	p. 97
Markets Abroad: The American Model versus Privacy Constraints	p. 114
Surveillance in Motion	p. 132
Safe Harbor	p. 136
Some Rare Privacy Victories	p. 139
Conclusion	p. 141
The Future of Privacy	p. 143
Privacy Protection: The Official Response	p. 147
Privacy Codes: A Balance Sheet	p. 150
Origins of the Conflict	p. l56
The Destination	p. 162
Collapsing Resistance?	p. 164
"Needs," "Purposes," and "Consent"	p. 168
Some Uncomfortable Futures	p. 174
Ground to Stand On	p. 182
Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?	p. 190
Appendix	p. 203
Notes	p. 205
Bibliography	p. 211
Index	p. 217
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How We Are Sacrificing a Fundamental Right in Exchange for Security and Convenience

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