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Privacy Rights in the Digital Age, 2nd Edition

Publisher’s Note

Grey House Publishing is pleased to publish the second edition of Privacy Rights in the Digital Age. Its comprehensive reach discusses the practical, political, psychological, and philosophical challenges faced by society, and as individuals, as advances in technology redefine our notions of privacy. This volume presents a current, balanced, and reliable collection of material that enables the reader to navigate the emerging privacy rights terrain through a series of articles and essays, written by an impressive collection of scholars and experts with corporate and technical expertise.

Privacy Rights in the Digital Age includes an introduction written by Jane Kirtley, the Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at Northwestern University, as well as an essay on cross-cultural perspectives on privacy rights by Julie Ann Embler, an instructor of Law School Admission Test Preparation classes at the University of South Florida. The 227 entries that follow investigate the laws, legal cases, events, organizations, individuals, and technologies that affect our privacy rights as the world becomes more and more connected. It provides background and context for privacy issues ranging from privacy of our own bodies to privacy in the workplace.

Coverage is detailed and far-reaching. Entries include social media such as Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat; amendments in the Bill of Rights most relevant to privacy rights, the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth; and significant Supreme Court cases. Just as important are entries that discuss the theoretical and philosophical basis for our understanding of the concept of privacy, from the writings of Aristotle to Edward Snowden. Coverage also explores more contemporary aspects of privacy rights through topics such as WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, sexting, and e-mails.

Many entries include photographs and illustrations, including cartoons by Herbert Block, an American editorial cartoonist and author known for his commentaries on national domestic and foreign policy.

Following the A to Z entries is a selected bibliography for further reading. The backmatter continues with a reprint of the Privacy Rights Act of 1974, a chronology of privacy rights, a glossary of terms, two valuable tables listing court cases and statutes related to privacy rights, and an index.

Grey House Publishing extends its appreciation to all involved in the development and production of this work. The entries have been written and signed by scholars and experts in the areas of constitutional law, legal history, philosophy, and business as well as other disciplines related to privacy rights. Without these expert contributions, a project of this nature would not be possible. A full list of contributor’s names and affiliations follows this Publisher’s Note.

Privacy Rights in the Digital Age, as well as all Grey House Publishing encyclopedias, is available in print and as an e-book. Please visit www.greyhouse.com for more information.

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MLA 9th
"Publisher’s Note." Privacy Rights in the Digital Age, 2nd Edition, edited by Jane E. Kirtley & Michael Shally-Jensen, Salem Press, 2019. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=PRDA2e_0002.
APA 7th
Publisher’s Note. Privacy Rights in the Digital Age, 2nd Edition, In J. E. Kirtley & M. Shally-Jensen (Eds.), Salem Press, 2019. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=PRDA2e_0002.
CMOS 17th
"Publisher’s Note." Privacy Rights in the Digital Age, 2nd Edition, Edited by Jane E. Kirtley & Michael Shally-Jensen. Salem Press, 2019. Salem Online, online.salempress.com/articleDetails.do?articleName=PRDA2e_0002.