Online privacy and government

Summary: Privacy concerns have grown exponentially as society-including students, businesses, consumers, and government-conduct all Sorts of transactions and routinely communicate online. Privacy in the Online World provides a historical perspective on privacy rights and concerns and examines who has access to personal information, how they get it, why they collect it, how they use it, why this is sometimes controversial, what privacy protections exist, and what new protections are being proposed or debated. Each book in the series provides a clear, insight discussion of the issues, integrating facts and contrasting opinions for an informative and balanced perspective. Personal accounts and direct quotes from academic and professional experts, advocacy groups, politicians, and others enhance and support the narrative. Book jacket.