Perspectives on privacy : increasing regulation in the usa, canada, australia and european countries /

Due to rapid developments in the communication sector, the right to privacy faces new challenges. The increasing digitization and internationalization of communication processes have raised a number of issues, and lead to conflicts wherever national legal systems and moral concepts collide. This tit...

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Corporate Authors: De Gruyter.
Group Author: D rr, Dieter; Weaver, Russell L.
Published: De Gruyter,
Publisher Address: Berlin :
Publication Dates: [2014]
©2014
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
Series: Media convergence / medienkonvergenz; 9
Subjects:
Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/9783110338195
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Summary: Due to rapid developments in the communication sector, the right to privacy faces new challenges. The increasing digitization and internationalization of communication processes have raised a number of issues, and lead to conflicts wherever national legal systems and moral concepts collide. This title contributes to the international dialogue and offers a starting point for a sustainable policy for the protection of privacy rights.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (viii, 170 pages) : illustrations.
Also available in print edition.
ISBN: 9783110338195
Index Number: K1315
CLC: D950.28
Contents: Frontmatter --
Table of contents --
Privacy and the Fourth Amendment /
A Two-Dog Term /
Regulating Data Protection within the European Union /
The European Approach towards Data Protection in a Globalized World of Data Transfer /
The new General Data Protection Regulation of the European Union Will it Widen the Gap between Europe and the U.S.? /
The Google Autocomplete Function and the German General Right of Personality /
Lawful Access and the Discretion to Disclose /
Cross-Border Transfer of Personal Information: evolving privacy regulation in Europe and Australia /
Employee Monitoring and Surveillance under Australian Law: The Need for Workplace Privacy Legislation /
An Appetite for Suppression: Non-Publication Orders, Open Justice and the Protection of Privacy /