Privacy in Public Space: Conceptual and Regulatory Challenges (Elgar Law, Technology and Society series)

This book examines privacy in public space from both legal and regulatory perspectives. With on-going technological innovations such as mobile cameras, WiFi tracking, drones and augmented reality, aspects of citizens’ lives are increasingly vulnerable to intrusion. The contributions describe contemporary challenges to achieving privacy and anonymity in physical public space, at a time when legal protection remains limited compared to ‘private’ space. To address this problem, the book clearly shows why privacy in public space needs defending. Different ways of conceptualizing and shaping such protection are explored, for example through ‘privacy bubbles’, obfuscation and surveillance transparency, as well as revising the assumptions underlying current privacy laws. 'A most welcome book on the most neglected of topics by a pioneering team of interdisciplinary scholars. The volume illuminates the rendering asunder of the borders that previously protected personal information, even when the individual was in''public''and helps us see the muddying of the simple distinction between public and private. The book asks what public and private mean (and should mean) today as smart phones, embedded sensors and related devices overwhelm the barriers of space, time, physicality, and inefficiency that previously protected information. This collection offers a needed foundation for future conceptualization and research on privacy in literal and virtual public spaces. It should be in the library of anyone interested in the social, policy and ethical implications of information technologies.'- Gary T. Marx, Massachusetts Institute of Technology'How we should think about privacy in public spaces in a world of artificial intelligence and ubiquitous sensors is among the most interesting and pressing questions in all of privacy studies. This edited volume brings together some of Europe and America's finest minds to shed theoretic and practical light on a critical issue of our time.'- Ryan Calo, University of Washington'The deepest conundrum in the privacy world-especially, in light of the internet of other people's things-is perhaps the notion of privacy in public. Unraveling this practically Kantian antinomy is the ambitious aim of this important new collection. Together and apart, this intriguing assemblage of scientists, social scientists, philosophers and lawyers interrogate subjects ranging from conceptual distinctions between''space''and''place''and the social practice of''hiding in plain sight'', to compelling ideas such as''privacy pollution''and the problem of''out-of-body DNA''. With this edited volume, the team from TILT has curated a convincing account of the importance of preserving privacy in increasingly public spaces.'- Ian Kerr, University of Ottawa, CanadaWith ongoing technological innovations such as mobile cameras, WiFi tracking, drones, and augmented reality, aspects of citizens'lives are becoming increasingly vulnerable to intrusion. This book brings together authors from a variety of disciplines (philosophy, law, political science, economics, and media studies) to examine privacy in public space from both legal and regulatory perspectives. The contributors explore the contemporary challenges to achieving privacy and anonymity in physical public space at a time when legal protection remains limited in comparison to `private'space. To address this problem, the book clearly demonstrates why privacy in public space needs defending. Different ways of conceptualizing and shaping such protection are explored, for example through `privacy bubbles', obfuscation and surveillance transparency, as well as by revising the assumptions underlying current privacy laws. Scholars and students who teach and study issues of privacy, autonomy, technology, urban geography and the law and politics of public spaces will be interested in this book.Contributors include: M. Brincker, A. Daly, A.M. Froomkin, M. Galic, J.M. Hildebrand, B.-J. Koops, M. Leta, K. Mause, M. Nagenborg, B.C Newell, A.E. Scherr, T. Timan, S.B. Zhao Front Matter......Page 2 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 Contributors......Page 8 Introduction: conceptual directions for privacy in public space......Page 12 PART I Philosophical and empirical insights......Page 28 1. Conceptualizing space and place: lessons from geography for the debate on privacy in public......Page 30 2. Hidden in plain sight......Page 58 3. Privacy in public and the contextual conditions of agency......Page 75 4. A politico-economic perspective on privacy in public spaces......Page 102 5. Visually distant and virtually close: public and private spaces in the Archives de la Planète (1909–1931) and Life in a Day (2011)......Page 123 PART II Law and regulation......Page 148 6. Exposure and concealment in digitalized public spaces......Page 150 7. Covering up: American and European legal approaches to public facial anonymity after SAS v. France......Page 175 8. Privacy Impact Notices to address the privacy pollution of mass surveillance......Page 195 9. Privacy in public spaces: the problem of out-of-body DNA......Page 222 10. The Internet of other people’s things......Page 253 Conclusion: the need for privacy in public space......Page 280 Index......Page 302 With Ongoing Technological Innovations Such As Mobile Cameras, Wifi Tracking, Drones, And Augmented Reality, Aspects Of Citizens' Lives Are Becoming Increasingly Vulnerable To Intrusion. This Book Brings Together Authors From A Variety Of Disciplines (philosophy, Law, Political Science, Economics, And Media Studies) To Examine Privacy In Public Space From Both Legal And Regulatory Perspectives. The Contributors Explore The Contemporary Challenges To Achieving Privacy And Anonymity In Physical Public Space At A Time When Legal Protection Remains Limited In Comparison To 'private' Space. To Address This Problem, The Book Clearly Demonstrates Why Privacy In Public Space Needs Defending. Different Ways Of Conceptualizing And Shaping Such Protection Are Explored, For Example Through 'privacy Bubbles', Obfuscation And Surveillance Transparency, As Well As By Revising The Assumptions Underlying Current Privacy Laws.scholars And Students Who Teach And Study Issues Of Privacy, Autonomy, Technology, Urban Geography And The Law And Politics Of Public Spaces Will Be Interested In This Book. With ongoing technological innovations such as mobile cameras, WiFi tracking, drones, and augmented reality, aspects of citizens' lives are becoming increasingly vulnerable to intrusion. This book brings together authors from a variety of disciplines (philosophy, law, political science, economics, and media studies) to examine privacy in public space from both legal and regulatory perspectives. The contributors explore the contemporary challenges to achieving privacy and anonymity in physical public space at a time when legal protection remains limited in comparison to 'private' space. To address this problem, the book clearly demonstrates why privacy in public space needs defending. Different ways of conceptualizing and shaping such protection are explored, for example through 'privacy bubbles', obfuscation and surveillance transparency, as well as by revising the assumptions underlying current privacy laws. Scholars and students who teach and study issues of privacy, autonomy, technology, urban geography and the law and politics of public spaces will be interested in this book "With ongoing technological innovations such as mobile cameras, WiFi tracking, drones, and augmented reality, aspects of citizens' lives are becoming increasingly vulnerable to intrusion. This book brings together authors from a variety of disciplines (philosophy, law, political science, economics, and media studies) to examine privacy in public space from both legal and regulatory perspectives. The contributors explore the contemporary challenges to achieving privacy and anonymity in physical public space at a time when legal protection remains limited in comparison to 'private' space. To address this problem, the book...demonstrates why privacy in public space needs defending. Different ways of conceptualizing and shaping such protection are explored, for example through 'privacy bubbles', obfuscation and surveillance transparency, as well as by revising the assumptions underlying current privacy laws."-- Back cover