The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance

Author:   Carissa Véliz (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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9780198870173


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   19 January 2024
Format:   Hardback
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The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance


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Privacy matters because it shields us from possible abuses of power. Human beings need privacy just as much as they need community. Our need for socialization brings with it risks and burdens which in turn give rise to the need for spaces and time away from others. To impose surveillance upon someone is an act of domination. The foundations of democracy quiver under surveillance. Given how important privacy is for individual and collective wellbeing, it is striking that it has not enjoyed a more central place in philosophy. The philosophical literature on privacy and surveillance is still very limited compared to that on justice, autonomy, or equality-and yet the former plays a role in protecting all three values. Perhaps philosophers haven't attended much to privacy because for most of the past two centuries there have been strong enough privacy norms in place and not enough invasive technologies. Privacy worked for most people most of the time, which made thinking about it unnecessary. It's when things stop working that the philosopher's attention is most easily caught-the owl of Minerva spreading its wings only with impending dusk. With the spread of machine learning, a kind of AI that often uses vast amounts of personal data, and a whole industry dedicated to the trade of personal data becoming one of the most popular business models of the 21st century, it's time for philosophy to look more closely at privacy.This book is intended to contribute to a better understanding of privacy from a philosophical point of view-what it is, what is at stake in its loss, and how it relates to other rights and values. The five parts that compose this book respond to five basic questions about privacy: Where does privacy come from? What is privacy? Why does privacy matter? What should we do about privacy? Where are we now?

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Author:   Carissa Véliz (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 16.00cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 24.00cm
Weight:   0.514kg
ISBN:  

9780198870173


ISBN 10:   0198870175
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   19 January 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   To order   Availability explained

Table of Contents

Introduction Part One: Where Does Privacy Come From? 1: The Animalistic Origins of Privacy 2: Etymology, History, and Anthropology of Privacy Part Two: What Is Privacy? 3: Privacy, the Public, and the Private 4: Ten Accounts of Privacy-And Their Shortcomings 5: The Hybrid Account of Privacy 6: The Epistemology of Privacy Part Three: Why Does Privacy Matter? 7: The Value of Privacy 8: The Value of Surveillance 9: Privacy vs Surveillance Part Four: What Should We Do About Privacy? 10: The Right to (Robust) Privacy 11: Privacy Duties 12: Privacy Deceptions Part Five: Where Are We Now? 13: Privacy in the 21st Century Conclusion Acknowledgements References Index

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Carissa Véliz is an Associate Professor in Philosophy at the Institute for Ethics in AI, and a Fellow at Hertford College at the University of Oxford. She is the recipient of the 2021 Herbert A. Simon Award for Outstanding Research in Computing and Philosophy. She is the author of the highly-acclaimed Privacy Is Power (an Economist book of the year, 2020) and the editor of the Oxford Handbook of Digital Ethics. She advises institutions and policymakers around the world on privacy and the ethics of AI.

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