Negotiating Privacy : : The European Union, the United States, and Personal Protection /

Negotiating Privacy : : The European Union, the United States, and Personal Protection / / Dorothee Heisenberg.

How did the European Union come to be the global leader in setting data privacy standards? And what is the significance of this development? Dorothee Heisenberg traces the origins of the stringent EU privacy laws, the responses of the United States and other governments, and the reactions and concer...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Heisenberg, Dorothee,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2005
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:iPolitics: Global Challenges in the Information Age
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Physical Description:1 online resource (211 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Data Privacy: Setting the International Standard
  • 2 Why the Conflict? Exploring Public Opinion and Business Concerns
  • 3 Keeping Business Out of the Loop: Negotiating the European Data Protection Directive
  • 4 Keeping Privacy Advocates Out of the Loop: Negotiating the Safe Harbor Agreement
  • 5 The EU Standard Gains Critical Mass: International Responses
  • 6 Implementing the Safe Harbor Agreement: How Well Does It Work?
  • 7 New Controversies Test the EU Privacy Standard
  • 8 Implications for the Future
  • Appendix A: Comparing the European Data Protection Directive and the OECD Guidelines
  • Appendix B: Synopsis of US Federal Privacy Legislation
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book

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