Contemporary Perspectives on Privacy

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Beginning with an introduction that defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept and continuing with articles that discuss the ramifications of privacy for social policy, psychology and theory, this book provides an in-depth and insightful look at privacy as a pertinent social concern. Defines and explores privacy as a social and psychological concept. Includes articles on the transborder data flows of personal information, public opinion and legislation on privacy, medical and genetic privacy, e-commerce and justice theory, invasiveness in employment procedures, how individuals resist and neutralize surveillance, and the links between privacy, secrecy and deception. Offers an evaluation of the contributions of Westin's and Altman's theories of privacy.