Understanding Privacy is a 2008 book on privacy by Daniel J. Solove. The book gives a modern history of the concept of privacy particularly as it is discussed by philosophers and legal theorists. It provides a framework of many people's concept of privacy and the author's own theory of the outline of what privacy covers.

Understanding Privacy
AuthorDaniel J. Solove
CountryUnited States
SubjectPrivacy
PublisherHarvard University Press
Publication date
2008
Pages272
ISBN9780674035072

Reviews edit

The book was reviewed by various commentators.[1][2][3]

One reviewer said the book "is a vital text; a must read for all who follow, or engage in, privacy debates."[4]

References edit

  1. ^ Doris, Martin J (2010). "Daniel J Solove, UNDERSTANDING PRIVACYCambridge, MA: Harvard University Press (www.hup.harvard.edu), 2008 (hb), 2010 (pb). ix + 257 pp". Edinburgh Law Review. 14 (3): 543–545. doi:10.3366/elr.2010.0323. ISSN 1364-9809. The book is available as ISBN 9780674027725 (hb). £33.95. or ISBN 9780674035072 (pb). £14.95.
  2. ^ Sweeney, Miriam (2012). "A Review of "Understanding Privacy"". The Information Society. 28 (5): 344–345. doi:10.1080/01972243.2012.712488. ISSN 0197-2243. S2CID 5390389.
  3. ^ none listed (2010). "Understanding Privacy". docs.law.gwu.edu. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. ^ Thierer, Adam (8 November 2008). "Book Review: Solove's Understanding Privacy". techliberation.com. Retrieved 26 February 2015.

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