Online privacy [electronic resource] : a reference handbook / Robert Gellman and Pam Dixon.
- 作者： Gellman, Robert.
- 其他作者：
- 其他題名：
- Contemporary world issues.
- Contemporary world issues
- 出版： Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO 2011.
- 叢書名： Contemporary world issues
- 主題： Privacy, Right of--United States. , Data protection--Law and legislation--United States. , Internet--Law and legislation--United States.
- ISBN： 1598846507 (e-book) 、 9781598846508 (e-book) 、 1598846493 (alk. paper) 、 9781598846492 (alk. paper)
- URL：
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- 書目註：Includes bibliographical references and index.
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讀者標籤：
- 系統號： 005223582 | 機讀編目格式
館藏資訊
The Internet is great—until someone hacks your accounts or otherwise violates your privacy. This expert book provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of the key issues and risks relative to online privacy and explains how to counter those risks with solutions everyone needs to know. Rampant violation of online privacy is a problem of epic proportions—and impossible to stamp out. Online Privacy: A Reference Handbook provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand investigation of the history of and controversies surrounding online privacy. It overviews the most critical issues involving topics such as social networking and online medical records. Along the way, this book shares insights and information from experts active in the field and exposes many misconceptions about what is and isn't considered private in the online world. Authors Dixon and Gellman begin with an overview of online privacy that elucidates why this 21st century issue is so critical. They provide key guideposts throughout the book that allow readers to grasp these complex and ever-changing issues, addressing topics that include what comprises online privacy today, what protections exist in current law, and current challenges in international online privacy. The authors also present practical expert advice, providing measures and strategies that readers can take to protect themselves.
內容註
Background and history Problems, controversies, and solutions Worldwide perspective Chronology of online privacy Biographical sketches Data and documents Directory of organizations Resources.