Privacy

by Lauri S. Scherer (Editor)

Overview

Use this brilliant collection of essays as an essential primer for helping students understand privacy. This book considers the state of privacy, the relationship between privacy and security, and the relationship between privacy and technology. Across three chapters, readers are treated to more than one viewpoint on each topic, allowing them to exercise their critical thinking skills. Is privacy dead and overrated? Is the Government's metadata program safe and sound? Does social media threaten privacy? Help your readers with the answers to these questions and several more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780737769272
Publisher:	Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date:	07/05/2014
Series:	Introducing Issues with Opposing Viewpoints Series
Pages:	120
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.60(d)
Age Range:	12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreward 5

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 What is the State of Privacy?

1 Privacy is Dead Andrew Lam 12

2 Privacy is Not Dead Danah Boyd 19

3 Privacy is Underrated Daniel J. Solove 24

4 Privacy is Overrated Richard A. Posner 34

Chapter 2 What is the Relationship Between Privacy and Security?

5 Americans Should Trade Some Privacy for Increased Security Thomas L. Friedman 41

6 Americans Should Not Trade Much Privacy for Increased Security Conor Friedersdorf 47

7 Government's Metadata Program is Sound Roger Pilon Richard A. Epstein 54

8 The Government Cannot be Trusted with Communication Metadata Jay Stanley Ben Wizner 60

Chapter 3 What is the Relationship Between Privacy and Technology?

9 We Should Not Sacrifice Privacy for Technological Convenience Evgeny Morozov 66

10 A Case Against Online Privacy Manan Kakkar 71

11 Companies Use Technological Data Gathering Intrusively Richard Franklin 76

12 Companies Are Unlikely to Do Anything Worrisome With People's Data David Aaronovitch 82

13 Social Media Threaten Privacy Bruce Schneier 89

14 Social Media Do Not Threaten Privacy Lothar Determann 95

Facts About Privacy 102

Organizations to Contact 107

For Further Reading 112

Index 115

Picture Credits 120