Title:
Privacy / Roman Espejo, book editor.
Author:
Espejo, Roman, 1977-
Publication Information:
Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2011.
Call Number:
JC596.2 .U5 P755 2011
Abstract:
This volume explores the topic of privacy by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
ISBN:
9780737749847
9780737749854
Series:
Opposing viewpoints
Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
Physical Description:
235 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Contents:
Do counterterrorism measures infringe on privacy rights? Patriot Act surveillance powers protect Americans / John Yoo ; Patriot Act surveillance powers violate privacy / Los Angeles Times ; Laptop searches of travelers violate privacy / Ira Winkler ; Laptop searchers of travelers do not violate privacy / Jayson P. Ahern ; A national identity card would preserve privacy / Sandra Kay Miller ; A national identity card would compromise privacy / Becky Akers -- Do technological developments threaten privacy? Internet privacy can be protected / Simson Garfinkel ; Internet privacy is imperiled / Jonathan Shaw ; Public video surveillance can enhance safety / J. Richard Gray ; Public video surveillance can violate privacy / Glen W. Fewkes ; Electronic passports protect Americans / Security ; Electronic passports threaten privacy / Todd Lewan -- Is medical privacy adequately protected? Law enforcement DNA databanks can protect Americans / DNA Saves ; Law enforcement DNA databanks can threaten medical privacy / Karen J. Maschke ; Drug testing can protect students / National Institute on Drug Abuse ; Drug testing violates students' privacy / Jennifer Kern, Fatema Gunja, Alexandra Cox, Marsha Rosenbaum, Judith Appel, and Anjuli Verma -- How should privacy be protected? Military recruiters should be permitted to access students' information / Jody Feder ; Military recruiters should be barred from accessing students' information / David Goodman ; Consumer privacy on the Internet must be protected / Pamela Jones Harbour ; Tracking consumers on the Internet can be beneficial / Jessica Tsai ; Employee monitoring is necessary / Chris Petersen ; Employee monitoring can violate privacy / Bruce Gain.
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