The battle between an individual's right to privacy and the public's right to know has been fought for centuries. The clash between privacy rights and press rights has provoked constitutional crises (tapes and tax returns) and the arrests of journalists who published the truth about public officials. Too little privacy can mean extraordinary profits and power for people who deal in and publish soul-crushing secrets. Too much means the famous and infamous...

"Body scans at the airport, candid pics on Facebook, a Twitter account for your stray thoughts, and a surveillance camera on every street corner--today we have an audience for all of the extraordinary and banal events of our lives. The threshold between privacy and exposure becomes more permeable by the minute. But what happens to our private selves when we cannot escape scrutiny, and to our public personas when they pass from our control? In this...

Get to grips with cybersecurity and privacy laws to protect your company's data and comply with international privacy standards Key Features Comply with cybersecurity standards and protect your data from hackers Find the gaps in your company's security posture with gap analysis and business impact analysis Understand what you need to do with security and privacy without needing to pay consultants Book Description Cybercriminals are incessantly coming...

Argues that the growth of social networking and increased openness online is beneficial in the digital age and can lead to increased collaboration and changes in the way people organize, govern, teach, and learn.

Science fiction icon Connie Willis brilliantly mixes a speculative plot, the wit of Nora Ephron, and the comedic flair of P. G. Wodehouse in Crosstalk-- a genre-bending novel that pushes social media, Smartphone technology, and twenty-four-hour availability to hilarious and chilling extremes as one young woman abruptly finds herself with way more connectivity than she ever desired. In the not-too-distant future, a simple outpatient procedure to increase...

Data Privacy: A runbook for engineers teaches you how to navigate the trade-off s between strict data security and real world business needs. In this practical book, you'll learn how to design and implement privacy programs that are easy to scale and automate. There's no bureaucratic process--just workable solutions and smart repurposing of existing security tools to help set and achieve your privacy goals.

The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) - An implementation and compliance guide is essential reading. Not only does it serve as an introduction to the legislation, it also discusses the challenges a business may face when trying to achieve CPRA compliance.