Social Networks - The Modern-Day Family : Law and Policy of Regulation

Présentation de l'éditeur : "Social networks have created a plethora of problems regarding privacy and the protection of personal data. The use of social networks has become a key concern of legal scholars, policy-makers and the operators as well as users of those social networks. This pathbreaking book highlights the importance of privacy in the context of today's new electronic communication technologies as it presents conflicting claims to protect national and international security, the freedom of the Internet and economic considerations. Using the New Haven School of Jurisprudence's intellectual framework, the author presents the applicable law on privacy and social media in international and comparative perspective, focusing on the United States, the European Union and its General Data Protection Regulation of 2018 as well as Germany, the United Kingdom and Latin America. The book appraises the law in place, discusses alternatives and presents recommendations in pursuit of a public order of human dignity." Foreword 6 Preface 14 Acknowledgements 16 Contents 17 Chapter 1: Introduction 19 References 29 Chapter 2: Delimitation of the Problem 31 2.1 Understanding the Internet 33 2.2 Social Networks: Basic Facts 41 2.3 The ``Facebook Generation ́ ́ 46 2.4 Data Gathered and Processed Through Social Networks 51 2.4.1 Data Actively Provided to Facebook by Its Users 53 2.4.2 Metadata 54 2.4.3 Big Data 56 2.5 Privacy Concerns Arising from Social Networks and the Concept of Privacy 60 References 68 Chapter 3: Conflicting Claims, Claimants, Identifications and Bases of Power 73 3.1 The Claim to Freedom of Communication and Access to Information 74 3.2 The Claim to Economic Benefit 75 3.3 The Claim to Privacy and Data Autonomy 76 3.4 The Claim to Unlimited Freedom of the Internet 77 3.5 The Claim to Protect National and International Security 77 References 79 Chapter 4: Past Trends in Decision and Conditioning Factors 81 4.1 The General Legal Protection of Privacy 82 4.1.1 Domestic Law 84 4.1.1.1 The United States of America 87 4.1.1.2 Countries Within Europe 95 The Federal Republic of Germany 95 The United Kingdom 104 4.1.1.3 Latin American Countries 106 4.1.2 International Law 108 4.1.2.1 Treaty Law 109 4.1.2.2 Customary International Law 117 4.2 The Protection of Privacy in the Context of Electronic Communications 118 4.2.1 Domestic Law 121 4.2.1.1 The United States 122 4.2.1.2 Countries Within Europe 125 The Federal Republic of Germany 126 The United Kingdom 132 Other European Countries 134 4.2.1.3 Latin American Countries 134 The Argentine Republic 135 The Federative Republic of Brazil 138 The Republic of Colombia 138 The Dominican Republic 139 The United Mexican States 140 The Oriental Republic of Uruguay 141 4.2.2 General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 141 References 168 Chapter 5: Predictions 177 References 184 Chapter 6: Appraisal, Invention of Alternatives and Recommendations 186 6.1 Appraisal 187 6.1.1 Affection 187 6.1.2 Enlightenment 188 6.1.3 Power 189 6.1.4 Rectitude 189 6.1.5 Respect 190 6.1.6 Skills 191 6.1.7 Wealth 191 6.1.8 Well-Being 192 6.2 Invention of Alternatives 194 6.3 Recommendations 197 References 204 Chapter 7: Conclusion 207 References 209 Présentation de l'éditeur : "Social networks have created a plethora of problems regarding privacy and the protection of personal data. The use of social networks has become a key concern of legal scholars, policy-makers and the operators as well as users of those social networks. This pathbreaking book highlights the importance of privacy in the context of today's new electronic communication technologies as it presents conflicting claims to protect national and international security, the freedom of the Internet and economic considerations. Using the New Haven School of Jurisprudence's intellectual framework, the author presents the applicable law on privacy and social media in international and comparative perspective, focusing on the United States, the European Union and its General Data Protection Regulation of 2018 as well as Germany, the United Kingdom and Latin America. The book appraises the law in place, discusses alternatives and presents recommendations in pursuit of a public order of human dignity." "Social networks have created a plethora of problems regarding privacy and the protection of personal data. The use of social networks has become a key concern of legal scholars, policy-makers and the operators as well as users of those social networks. This pathbreaking book highlights the importance of privacy in the context of today's new electronic communication technologies as it presents conflicting claims to protect national and international security, the freedom of the Internet and economic considerations. Using the New Haven School of Jurisprudence's intellectual framework, the author presents the applicable law on privacy and social media in international and comparative perspective, focusing on the United States, the European Union and its General Data Protection Regulation of 2018 as well as Germany, the United Kingdom and Latin America. The book appraises the law in place, discusses alternatives and presents recommendations in pursuit of a public order of human dignity"-- Provided by publisher "Social networks have created a plethora of problems regarding privacy and the protection of personal data. The use of social networks has become a key concern of legal scholars, policy-makers and the operators as well as users of those social networks. This pathbreaking book highlights the importance of privacy in the context of today's new electronic communication technologies as it presents conflicting claims to protect national and international security, the freedom of the Internet and economic considerations. Using the New Haven School of Jurisprudence's intellectual framework, the author presents the applicable law on privacy and social media in international and comparative perspective, focusing on the United States, the European Union and its General Data Protection Regulation of 2018 as well as Germany, the United Kingdom and Latin America. The book appraises the law in place, discusses alternatives and presents recommendations in pursuit of a public order of human dignity." --back cover