The glass consumer : life in a surveillance society /

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We are all 'glass consumers'. Organisations know so much about us, they can almost see through us. The glass consumer appraises the relentless scrutiny of consumers' lives. It reviews what is known about how personal information is used and examines the benefits and risks to consumers...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Corporate Author: National Consumer Council
Other Authors: Lace, Susanne
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bristol : Policy, 2005.
Subjects:
Privacy, Right of.
Freedom of information.
Access to Information
Liberté d'information.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > General.
Freedom of information
Privacy, Right of
Verbraucher
Datenschutz
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction / Susanne Lace
  • The personal information economy: trends and prospects for consumers / Perri 6
  • Regulatory provisions for privacy protection / Charles Rabb
  • The use and value of privacy-enhancing technologies / John Borking
  • The data-informed marketing model and its social responsibility / Martin Evans
  • Personal data in the public sector: reconciling necessary sharing with confidentiality? / Christiene Bellamy, Perri 6 and Charles Rabb
  • Data use in credit and insurance: controlling unfair outcomes / Harriet Hall
  • Personal information in the National Health Service: the demise or rise of patients interests? / Jonathon Montgomery /-- The new personal information agenda / Susanne Lace.

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