Vol. 41, No. 4 - Privacy

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The War to Stay Secure: Online Privacy and the Battle in the Civil Courts against Sexual Cyberharassment

New technologies, while meant for good, are often used for cruel and immoral purposes. The laws lag behind, but we are making progress, inching closer to a cure for the sexual cyberharassment epidemic.

Mental Health Privacy: Do Inquiring Minds Really Need to Know?

The call to reduce privacy protections on mental health information grows louder and more frequent. Weakening the protections, however, would not guarantee safety and would perpetuate prejudice and deter individuals from seeking help.

Privacy in the Age of the “Internet of Things”

Built-in sensors in everyday devices increasingly collect data about individuals who use them. The Internet of Things promises convenience, but its implications for personal privacy—and for pervasive government surveillance—are significant.

Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age: Beyond Reforming Bulk Telephone Records Collection

More sweeping changes to our laws are needed to safeguard rights in the digital post-9/11 age. In the interim, several important, if piecemeal, measures can help protect privacy.

The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Window Dressing for Data Mining?

The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights Act may be the first comprehensive effort to reform federal privacy legislation since 1974. Even if it fails to pass, it may spark debate about privacy in the digital age.

Eyes in the Sky and Privacy Concerns on the Ground

Unmanned aerial systems pose unique threats to privacy. They can capture amounts and kinds of data that are unobtainable by traditional surveillance tools. Americans’ privacy is in jeopardy.

Human Rights Hero: The Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut

In this marital privacy case, the Supreme Court established the benchmark of constitutional privacy protection that is still the gold standard after 50 years. That Court, therefore, is this issue’s human rights hero.

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Vol. 41, No. 4 - Privacy

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The War to Stay Secure: Online Privacy and the Battle in the Civil Courts against Sexual Cyberharassment

Mental Health Privacy: Do Inquiring Minds Really Need to Know?

Privacy in the Age of the “Internet of Things”

Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age: Beyond Reforming Bulk Telephone Records Collection

The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Window Dressing for Data Mining?

Eyes in the Sky and Privacy Concerns on the Ground

Human Rights Hero: The Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut

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Vol. 41, No. 4 - Privacy

Is Your Television Watching You?

Featured

The War to Stay Secure: Online Privacy and the Battle in the Civil Courts against Sexual Cyberharassment

Mental Health Privacy: Do Inquiring Minds Really Need to Know?

Privacy in the Age of the “Internet of Things”

Protecting Privacy in the Digital Age: Beyond Reforming Bulk Telephone Records Collection

The Consumer Privacy Bill of Rights: Window Dressing for Data Mining?

Eyes in the Sky and Privacy Concerns on the Ground

Human Rights Hero: The Supreme Court in Griswold v. Connecticut

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