Security and privacy : global standards for ethical identity management in contemporary liberal democratic states /

"This study is principally concerned with the ethical dimensions of identity management technology - electronic surveillance, the mining of personal data, and profiling - in the context of transnational crime and global terrorism. The ethical challenge at the heart of this study is to establish...

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Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Other Authors: Kleinig, John, 1942-, Mameli, Peter, Miller, Seumas, Salane, Douglas, Schwartz, Adina
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Acton, A.C.T. : ANU E Press, 2011.
Series:Practical ethics and public policy ; no. 2.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:"This study is principally concerned with the ethical dimensions of identity management technology - electronic surveillance, the mining of personal data, and profiling - in the context of transnational crime and global terrorism. The ethical challenge at the heart of this study is to establish an acceptable and sustainable equilibrium between two central moral values in contemporary liberal democracies, namely, security and privacy."--Publisher's description.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 291 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-291).
ISBN:9781921862588
1921862580