Visions of Privacy: Policy Choices for the Digital Age (Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy)

Experts from Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom, explore five potential paths to privacy protection. As the world moves into the twenty-first century, cellular systems, high-density data storage, and the Internet are but a few of the new technologies that promise great advances in productivity and improvements in the quality of life. Yet these new technologies also threaten personal privacy. A surveillance society, in which the individual has little control over personal information, may be the logical result of deregulation, globalization, and a mass data-processing capacity. Consumers report increasing concern over erosion of personal privacy even as they volunteer personal information in exchange for coupons, catalogues, and credit. What kind of privacy future are we facing? In Visions of Privacy: Policy Choices for the Digital Age, some of the most prominent international theorists and practitioners in the field explore the impact of evolving technology on private citizens. The authors critically probe market, ethical, global, regulatory and advocacy issues, as each answers the question, 'How can we develop privacy solutions equal to the surveillance challenges of the future? What Kind Of Privacy Future Are We Facing? In Visions Of Privacy: Policy Choices For The Digital Age, Some Of The Most Prominent International Theorists And Practitioners In The Field Explore The Impact Of Evolving Technology On Private Citizens. The Authors Critically Probe Legal, Social, Political, And Economic Issues, As Each Answers The Question: How Can We Develop Privacy Solutions Equal To The Surveillance Challenges Of The Future?--jacket. Visions Of Privacy: Past, Present, And Future / David H. Flaherty-- Ethics For The New Surveillance / Gary T. Marx -- From Balancing To Steering: New Directions For Data Protection / Charles D. Raab -- Privacy And Individual Empowerment In The Interactive Age / Janlori Goldman -- The Promise Of Privacy-enhancing Technologies: Applications In Health Information Networks / Ann Cavoukian -- Personal, Legislative, And Technical Privacy Choices: The Case Of Health Privacy Reform In The United States / Robert Gellman -- Managing Privacy Concerns Strategically: The Implications Of Fair Information Practices For Marketing In The Twenty-first Century / Mary J. Culnan And Robert J. Bies -- Towards Property Rights In Personal Data / James Rule And Lawrence Hunter -- The 'quebec Model' Of Data Protection: A Compromise Between Laissez-faire And Public Control In A Technological Era / Rene Laperriere -- American Business And The European Data Protection Directive: Lobbying Strategies And Tactics / Priscilla M. Regan -- The Globalization Of Privacy Solutions: The Movement Towards Obligatory Standards For Fair Information Practices / Joel R. Reidenberg -- Life In The Privacy Trenches: Experiences Of The British Columbia Civil Liberties Association / John Westwood -- Spanners In The Works: How The Privacy Movement Is Adapting To The Challenge Of Big Brother / Simon Davies. Edited By Colin J. Bennett And Rebecca Grant. Selected Papers From The Visions For Privacy Conference, Held At The University Of Victoria, May 1996. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [271]-276) And Index. Contents 5 Preface 7 Introduction 11 Part I: Ethical and Value Choices 27 1. Visions of Privacy: Past, Present, and Future 27 2. Ethics for the New Surveillance 47 3. From Balancing to Steering: New Directions for Data Protection 76 Part II: Technological and Regulatory Choices 105 4. Privacy and Individual Empowerment in the Interactive Age 105 5. The Promise of Privacy-Enhancing Technologies: Applications in Health Information Networks 124 6. Personal, Legislative, and Technical Privacy Choices: The Case of Health Privacy Reform in the United States 137 Part III: Market Choices 157 7. Managing Privacy Concerns Strategically: The Implications of Fair Information Practices for Marketing in the Twenty-first Century 157 8. Towards Property Rights in Personal Data 176 9. The 'Quebec Model' of Data Protection: A Compromise between Laissez-faire and Public Control in a Technological Era 190 Part IV: Global Choices 207 10. American Business and the European Data Protection Directive: Lobbying Strategies and Tactics 207 11. The Globalization of Privacy Solutions: The Movement towards Obligatory Standards for Fair Information Practices 225 Part V: Choices for Privacy Advocates 239 12. Life in the Privacy Trenches: Experiences of the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association 239 13. Spanners in the Works: How the Privacy Movement Is Adapting to the Challenge of Big Brother 252 Conclusion 271 Appendix. Key Internet Sites on Privacy 277 Bibliography 279 Contributors 285 Index 289 Visions of privacy: past, present, and future / David H. Flaherty Ethics for the new surveillance / Gary T. Marx From balancing to steering: new directions for data protection / Charles D. Raab Privacy and individual empowerment in the interactive age / Janlori Goldman The promise of privacy-enhancing technologies: applications in health information networks / Ann Cavoukian Personal, legislative, and technical privacy choices: the case of health privacy reform in the United States / Robert Gellman Managing privacy concerns strategically: the implications of fair information practices for marketing in the twenty-first century / Mary J. Culnan and Robert J. Bies Towards property rights in personal data / James Rule and Lawrence Hunter The 'Quebec Model' of data protection: a compromise between Laissez-Faire and public control in a technological era / Rene Laperriere American business and the European data protection directive: lobbying strategies and tactics / Priscilla M. Regan The globalization of privacy solutions: the movement towards obligatory standards for fair information practices / Joel R. Reidenberg Life in the privacy trenches: experiences of the British Columbia civil liberties association / John Westwood Spanners in the works: how the privavy movement is adapting to the challenge of big brother / Simon Davies.

As the world moves into the twenty-first century, cellular systems, high-density data storage, and the Internet are but a few of the new technologies that promise great advances in productivity and improvements in the quality of life. Yet these new technologies also threaten personal privacy. A surveillance society, in which the individual has little control over personal information, may be the logical result of deregulation, globalization, and a mass data-processing capacity. Consumers report increasing concern over erosion of personal privacy even as they volunteer personal information in exchange for coupons, catalogues, and credit. What kind of privacy future are we facing? In Visions of Privacy: Policy Choices for the Digital Age, some of the most prominent international theorists and practitioners in the field explore the impact of evolving technology on private citizens. The authors critically probe market, ethical, global, regulatory and advocacy issues, as each answers the question, 'How can we develop privacy solutions equal to the surveillance challenges of the future?'

As the world moves into the twenty-first century, cellular systems, high-density data storage, and the Internet are but a few of the new technologies that promise great advances in productivity and improvements in the quality of life. Yet these new technologies also threaten personal privacy. A surveillance society, in which the individual has little control over personal information, may be the logical result of deregulation, globalization, and a mass data-processing capacity. Consumers report increasing concern over erosion of personal privacy even as they volunteer personal information in exchange for coupons, catalogues, and credit. What kind of privacy future are we facing? In Visions of Privacy: Policy Choices for the Digital Age, some of the most prominent international theorists and practitioners in the field explore the impact of evolving technology on private citizens. The authors critically probe market, ethical, global, regulatory and advocacy issues, as each answers the question, 'How can we develop privacy solutions equal to the surveillance challenges of the future?' ..