Chapter 4. Legal Threats to Individual Privacy
Privacy is a fundamental human right recognized in the UN Declaration of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Many constitutions around the globe recognize privacy as a right. Privacy can be achieved, but there are many roadblocks in keeping data private and secure in our connected world. Threats to your privacy can come from many sources, some of which are legal according to the letter of the law. Different countries approach the privacy rights issue via various means; threats to individual privacy are addressed in laws and constitutions. But as any good lawyer will tell you, there are ways around the law to get what you desire. In countries such as the United ...
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