Privacy and the Information Age |
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| Author:
| Gutwirth, Serge |
| Translator:
| Casert, Raf |
| Series title: | Critical Media Studies: Institutions, Politics, and Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7425-1745-5 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2001 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $98.00 |
Book Description:
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Serge Gutwirth advances the intriguing thesis that privacy is in fact the safeguard of personal freedom--the safeguard of the individual's freedom to decide who she or he is, what she or he does, and who knows about it. Any restriction on privacy thus means an infringement of personal freedom. And it's exactly this freedom that plays an essential role in every democracy.
Serge Gutwirth advances the intriguing thesis that privacy is in fact the safeguard of personal freedom--the safeguard of the individual's freedom to decide who she or he is, what she or he does, and who knows about it. Any restriction on privacy thus means an infringement of personal freedom. And it's exactly this freedom that plays an essential role in every democracy.