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9781926836263: Controlling Knowledge: Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection in a Networked World
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ISBN 10: 192683626X ISBN 13: 9781926836263
Editorial: AU Press, 2011

Sinopsis

Digital communications technology has immeasurably enhanced ourcapacity to store, retrieve, and exchange information. But who controlsour access to information, and who decides what others have a right toknow about us? In Controlling Knowledge, author LornaStefanick offers a thought-provoking and user-friendly overview of theregulatory regime that currently governs freedom of information and theprotection of privacy.

Aiming to clarify rather than mystify, Stefanick outlines thehistory and application of FOIP legislation, with special focus on howthese laws affect the individual. To illustrate the impact of FOIP, sheexamines the notion of informed consent, looks at concerns aboutsurveillance in the digital age, and explores the sometimes insidiousinfluence of Facebook. Specialists in public policy and publicadministration, information technology, communications, law, criminaljustice, sociology, and health care will find much here that bearsdirectly on their work, while students and general readers will welcomethe book's down-to-earth language and accessible style.

Intended to serve as a "citizen's guide,"Controlling Knowledge is a vital resource for anyone seekingto understand how freedom of information and privacy protection arelegally defined and how this legislation is shaping our individualrights as citizens of the information age.

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Acerca del autor

Lorna Stefanick is an associate professor at AthabascaUniversity, where she teaches in the Governance, Law, and Managementprogram. Prior to joining AU, she was the associate director of theGovernment Studies unit at the University of Alberta. Having taught ina virtual environment for over a decade, Stefanick has first-handexposure to some of the radical ways in which new communicationtechnologies have transformed our working lives and socialrelationships.

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Editorial
AU Press
Año de publicación
2011
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
192683626X
ISBN 13 
9781926836263
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
264
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