Who Owns Information?: From Privacy to Public Access
Author: Anne Wells Branscomb
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ISBN: 046509144X
Publisher: Basic Books (June, 1995)
Sales Rank: 106,284
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 4 out of 5
Helpful, but dated
Information privacy is a dynamic field. This is a good introductory book to key concepts. It is also a nice guide to key legal decisions that have influenced current information privacy policy in the United States. The legal cases are presented in an approachable, narrative form -- not a lot of legal mumbo-jumbo. The only shortcoming of this book is that it was published in 1994. A lot has changed since then. Even so, I recommend it as a starting point for those just stepping into the realm of information privacy.
Rating: 5 out of 5
A Real Benchmark--The Post Office Owns Your Name
This is a unique book by a very respected scholar. It methodically goes, chapter by chapter, over who owns your name and address (the U.S. Postal Service does), your telephone number, your medical history, your image, your electronic messages, video entertainment, religious information, computer software, and government information. The answers are not always obvious. A real benchmark. Similar Products
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