{"product_id":"privacy-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","title":"Privacy: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Wacks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome would argue that scarcely a day passes without a new assault on our privacy. In the wake of the whistle-blower Edward Snowden's revelations about the extent of surveillance conducted by the security services in the United States, Britain, and elsewhere, concerns about individual privacy have significantly increased. The Internet generates risks, unimagined even twenty years ago, to the security and integrity of information in all its forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe manner in which information is collected, stored, exchanged, and used has changed forever; and with it, the character of the threats to individual privacy. The scale of accessible private data generated by the phenomenal growth of blogs, social media, and other contrivances of our information age pose disturbing threats to our privacy. And the hunger for gossip continues to fuel sensationalist media that frequently degrade the notion of a private domain to which we reasonably lay claim. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the new edition of this \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e, Raymond Wacks looks at all aspects of privacy to include numerous recent changes, and considers how this fundamental value might be reconciled with competing interests such as security and freedom of expression. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE SERIES: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eVery Short Introductions\u003c\/em\u003e series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Wacks\u003c\/strong\u003e is a leading international authority on privacy. For almost four decades he has published numerous books and articles on the subject including \u003cem\u003eThe Protection of Privacy\u003c\/em\u003e (Sweet \u0026amp; Maxwell, 1980); \u003cem\u003ePersonal Information: Privacy and the Law\u003c\/em\u003e, (OUP, 1989); \u003cem\u003ePrivacy\u003c\/em\u003e, a two-volume collection of essays (Dartmouth and New York University Press, 1993), \u003cem\u003ePrivacy and Press Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e (Blackstone, 19950, and \u003cem\u003ePrivacy and Media Freedom\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2013). He has served on and advised privacy law reform commissions in a number of countries, and is a member of the editorial boards of several privacy-related journals and non-governmental organizations. He has also published numerous books and articles on various aspects of law, including \u003cem\u003eUnderstanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory\u003c\/em\u003e 3rd edition (OUP, 2012), \u003cem\u003ePhilosophy of Law: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e 2nd edition (OUP, 2014), and \u003cem\u003eLaw: A Very Short Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 6.8 x 4.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48017908465923,"sku":"9780198725947","price":3718.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0588\/9310\/7359\/files\/5pu9kdRWqJ9780198725947.webp?v=1777273397","url":"https:\/\/annizon.com\/en-jp\/products\/privacy-a-very-short-introduction-paperback","provider":"annizon.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}