For those of us who followed intently as the saga of Edward Snowden and the NSA played out in 2013, this book is still valuable because it pulls together all the information and serves as a useful chronicle. The book is written in an advocacy style; I prefer a more detached journalistic style. The book…
I’ve read a lot of practical “how to” stuff about privacy before that’s vague and not very specific, but this book is so refreshingly detailed, has great depth, and is concrete. It’s a real achievement, and a book that deserves attention. The book has concrete examples and applications of its approach, and it is immensely…
This is a terrific guide to HIPAA. Unlike many other resources on HIPAA, which discuss the law rather abstractly, The Practical Guide situates HIPAA in practice and discuss a lot more than HIPAA’s dictates. They show how to implement HIPAA and build an effective compliance program. The book provides concrete examples, tips, checklists, and many…
“An exhilarating read, brimming with passion. Pasquale’s bold and ambitious book lifts the lid on the ‘black box society’ by tackling a wide array of issues, from secrecy in finance to credit scoring, from search engines to automated decision-making, from institutional transparency to the relationship between government and big corporations. Writing with urgency and utter…
This is a clear and concise guide for technologists to understand privacy and implement it into IT and design. Cannon discusses issues in a concrete way, with examples and specific details. He effectively translates the often vague language of privacy into ways that IT professionals can understand and implement.
In this is a bold and provocative book, Citron presents vivid accounts about online harassment. The stories she relates involve comments and behavior so vile and mean that her book could readily be an anthology of horror stories. But this book is a lot more than stories, for Citron examines why certain types of law…
A bold conceptualization of trust and security. The book is filled with great insights, and is a true achievement.
This is a great collection of essays about the clash of free speech and privacy online. I have a book chapter in this volume along with Martha Nussbaum, Cass Sunstein, Brian Leiter, Danielle Citron, Frank Pasquale, Geoffrey Stone, and many others.
