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Helen Nissenbaum - Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life - 9780804752367 - V9780804752367
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Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life

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Description for Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life Hardback. Arguing that privacy concerns should not be limited solely to concern about control over personal information, this book counters that information ought to be distributed and protected according to norms governing distinct social contexts - whether it be workplace, health care, schools, or among family and friends. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: URD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 532.
Privacy is one of the most urgent issues associated with information technology and digital media. This book claims that what people really care about when they complain and protest that privacy has been violated is not the act of sharing information itself-most people understand that this is crucial to social life -but the inappropriate, improper sharing of information. Arguing that privacy concerns should not be limited solely to concern about control over personal information, Helen Nissenbaum counters that information ought to be distributed and protected according to norms governing distinct social contexts-whether it be ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
532g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Palo Alto, United States
ISBN
9780804752367
SKU
V9780804752367
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About Helen Nissenbaum
Helen Nissenbaum is Professor of Media, Culture and Communication, and Computer Science and Senior Fellow of the Information Law Institute at New York University. She is the coeditor of Academy and the Internet (2004) and Computers, Ethics, and Social Values (1995), and the author of Emotion and Focus (1985).

Reviews for Privacy in Context: Technology, Policy, and the Integrity of Social Life
This book provides a refreshing, contemporary look at information privacy in the twenty-first century. Nissenbaum persuasively argues that privacy must be understood in its social context, and she provides an insightful and illuminating account of how to do so. For anyone considering the burgeoning problems of information privacy, Privacy in Context is essential reading.
Daniel J. Solove
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