This chapter tackles a somewhat neglected realm of the information privacy discourse, by directly examining the specific detriments arising from the systematic uses of personal information collected online. The chapter begins by drawing out the flow of personal information in today's digital...

This paper assesses the privacy ramifications associated with the rise in the use of civilian drone technology. It discusses the capabilities of drones to take photographs, record videos and undertake ongoing surveillance, and distinguishes these capabilities from previous similar technologies...

This article aims to present a critical view on the use of personal data in the current scenario of hyper-connectivity, bringing to the fore, as an alternative, the possibility of self-managing data, based on a concrete project. We will first present a panorama of privacy in the twenty-first...

As businesses and other entities have sought to collect more personal data on individuals, the public has pushed back, and lawmakers throughout the United States and elsewhere have responded by passing data protection laws. Recent data protection laws passed by the European Union and by several...

Trust is a key requirement for all electronic information and transactions, and information security is the means used establish a level of trust appropriate to the situation. Through the implementation of appropriate information security measures, businesses seek to ensure a reasonable level of...

Employer monitoring of electronic mail constitutes an emerging area of the law that is clearly unsettled at this point in time. This iBrief demonstrates that the privacy rights of non public-sector employees are relatively unprotected by the federal and state constitutions, broad judicial...

This publication contains the first version of the Hungary specific implementation of the ’Universal code on the protection of personal data acquired through monitoring in employment relationships’ The purpose of the Code is to a) provide requirements for the processing of personal data of...

This article argues that the AdTech market has undermined the fundamental right to privacy in the European Union and that current legislative and fundamental rights protections in the EU have been unsuccessful in restraining these privacy harms. The article further argues that these privacy...

Australian law does not yet provide a general, enforceable right to privacy. One way in which a person who feels their privacy has been invaded by the media can obtain a remedy is to complain to one of the regulatory bodies which oversee the Australian media. This article analyses the important,...