The center for democracy and technology and internet privacy in the U.S. : lessons of the last five years / Joyce H-S Li.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Li, Joyce H.-S., 1972-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Center for Democracy and Technology.

Privacy, Right of--United States.

Privacy, Right of.

United States.

Internet.

Physical Description:

xv, 227 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2003.

Summary:

This informative work serves as an introduction to the issues of online privacy in the United States and examines what one advocacy group is doing to protect privacy in cyberspace. Li's in-depth research of the issues confronted by the Center for Democracy and Technology over a five-year period documents its mission and demonstrates its achievements in the crusade to maintain privacy.

Contents:

1 The Emergence of Privacy as an Issue in the United States 1

2 Definitions, Characteristics, Criteria, and Functions of Privacy 19

3 Ownership of Personal Data 37

4 Means of Protecting Privacy 43

5 Major Results of the Center for Democracy and Technology 65

6 The Public's Perceptions of the Center for Democracy and Technology as Reflected in the Mass Media 123

7 Funders' Perceptions of the Center for Democracy and Technology 151

C Questionnaire Cover Letter 185

D Questionnaire Follow-Up Letter 187.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-216) and indexes.

ISBN:

0810844427

OCLC:

49799511