Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Emergence of Surveillance Societies
  • Protecting Privacy in Surveillance Societies
  • The Role of Data Protection Agencies
  • The Structure of the Case Studies
  • The Federal Republic of Germany
  • The West German Model
  • The Development of Legislation
  • Formative Influences
  • The Organization of Data Protection
  • The Goals of Data Protection
  • Statutory Objectives
  • Philosophical Objectives
  • Information Management Objectives
  • The Power of Data Protection Commissioners
  • Independence
  • Powers of Intervention
  • The Use of Power
  • The Decision of the Federal Constitutional Court
  • The Implementation of Data Protection
  • Data Protection Commissioners and Their Staffs
  • Data Protection Activities
  • Data Protection in Practice
  • The Regulation of Surveillance Systems
  • Social Security
  • The Police and Criminal Information Systems
  • The Security Agencies
  • Population Registration, PINs, and Identity Cards
  • Census and Statistics
  • Responding to Privacy and Surveillance Problems
  • The Adequacies of Implementation
  • Revision of the Data Protection Laws
  • Sweden
  • The Swedish Model
  • The Development of Legislation
  • Formative Influences
  • The Organization of the Data Inspection Board
  • The Goals of Data Protection
  • Data Processing
  • Privacy Considerations
  • Information Management Objectives
  • Conflicts Inherent in the Data Act
  • The Power of the Data Inspection Board
  • Independence
  • Powers of Intervention
  • The Control of Record Linkages
  • The Political Climate and the Use of Power.