Science & Technology Law, Civil Rights - General, Intellectual Property Law - General & Miscellaneous, Civil Rights - Privacy, Databases Security
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Overview
"Global Privacy Protection reviews the origins and history of national privacy codes as social, political and legal phenomena in Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, South Korea and the United States." Providing a rich description of the interweaving of national traditions, legal institutions, and power relations, this book will be of great interest to scholars engaged in the study of comparative law, information law and policy, civil liberties, and international law. It will also appeal to policymakers in the many countries now contemplating the adoption of privacy codes, as well as to privacy activists.Synopsis
"Global Privacy Protection reviews the origins and history of national privacy codes as social, political and legal phenomena in Australia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, South Korea and the United States." Providing a rich description of the interweaving of national traditions, legal institutions, and power relations, this book will be of great interest to scholars engaged in the study of comparative law, information law and policy, civil liberties, and international law. It will also appeal to policymakers in the many countries now contemplating the adoption of privacy codes, as well as to privacy activists.
Book Details
Published
January 1, 2009
Publisher
Elgar, Edward Publishing, Inc.
Pages
328
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781848440630