Privacy Survelliance with New Technologies - Softcover

Tracking and surveillance technology facilitates unprecedented levels of data collection about individuals, but often without their knowledge or consent. Consequently, how, or if, government can use these new technologies responsibly has become a major issue. This book offers an overview of government surveillance with new technology and selects five specific issues Video surveillance Border searches of electronic devices Communication surveillance Location surveillance Online tracking that present complex challenges to civil liberty advocates and government officials alike.

Peter P. Swire is the C. William O'Neill Professor of Law at the Moritz College of Law of the Ohio State University and is a senior fellow with the Center for American Progress and the Future of Privacy Forum. From 1999 to early 2001 Professor Swire was the Clinton Administration's Chief Counselor for Privacy. Kenesa Ahmad is a legal and policy fellow at Future of Privacy Forum. She is co-author of the IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) Privacy Foundations certification book.