The Right of Privacy in the Computer Age

by Freedman, Warren

• ISBN13: 9780899301877
• ISBN10: 0899301878
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1987-01-01
• Publisher: Praeger Pub Text

Summary

As confidential information relating to the lives of millions of citizens continues to be stored in data banks and other electronic systems, Americans are becoming increasingly aware of potential and actual infringements of their right of privacy. What is less apparent, however, is precisely what this right consists of and how it may be protected. In his clear and straightforward exposition of the subject, Warren Freedman delineates the substance and parameters of the right of privacy, the practices that violate it, and available judicial remedies, incorporating practically oriented commentary on applicable case law. Written by an experienced legal professional, this book offers guidance on a timely and complex subject using a minimum of complex language.

Table of Contents

Preface

Definition and Historical Framework of the Right of Privacy

Invasions of Privacy: Protection of Individual Personal Dignity

Constitutional Protection of Interests in Personality

Computer Age Technology and the Right of Privacy

Remedies for Invasion of Privacy

International Aspects of the Right of Privacy

Appendix: Israel Protection of Privacy Law Bill

Index of Cases

Subject Index