Overview
"Without our consent and often without our knowledge, the government can constantly monitor many of our daily activities, using closed circuit TV, global positioning systems, and a wide array of other sophisticated technologies. With just a few keystrokes, records containing our financial information, phone and e-mail logs, and sometimes even our medical histories can be readily accessed by law enforcement officials. As Christopher Slobogin explains in ""Privacy at Risk"", these intrusive acts of surveillance are subject to very little regulation. Applying the Fourth Amendment's prohibition of unreasonable searches and seizures, Slobogin argues that courts should prod legislatures into enacting more meaningful protection against government overreaching. In setting forth a comprehensive framework meant to preserve rights guaranteed by the Constitution without compromising the government's ability to investigate criminal acts, Slobogin offers a balanced regulatory regime that should intrigue everyone concerned about privacy rights in the digital age."
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher Slobogin
Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
Imprint: University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.30cm
, Length: 23.90cm
Weight: 0.572kg
ISBN: 9780226762838
ISBN 10: 0226762831
Pages: 274
Publication Date: 29 October 2007
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
This book could not be more timely. In the years since 9/11, the growing power and incentive of the government to collect information about its citizens have posed new and increasingly difficult questions. Trenchant, comprehensive, and thought-provoking, Privacy at Risk manages to be both fair-minded and provocative - a must-read for anyone concerned with maintaining the delicate balance between privacy and security. - Carol Steiker, Harvard Law School
"""This book could not be more timely. In the years since 9/11, the growing power and incentive of the government to collect information about its citizens have posed new and increasingly difficult questions. Trenchant, comprehensive, and thought-provoking, Privacy at Risk manages to be both fair-minded and provocative - a must-read for anyone concerned with maintaining the delicate balance between privacy and security."" - Carol Steiker, Harvard Law School"""
Author Information
Christopher Slobogin is the Edwin A. Heafey Jr. Visiting Professor of Law at Stanford Law School and the Stephen C. O'Connell Professor of Law at the University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law.
