Aryana Libris

Author : Solove Daniel J.
Title : Nothing to hide The false tradeoff between privacy and security
Year : 2011

Link download : Solove_Daniel_J_-_Nothing_to_hide.zip

Preface. The idea for this book began with an essay I wrote a few years ago called “I’ve Got Nothing to Hide” and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy. After I posted it online, I was stunned by the attention it received across the Internet and in the media. I realized that there was a lot of interest in the debate between privacy and national security and that the same group of arguments came up again and again. I also realized that there were many misimpressions about the law. Increasingly, I’ve found it frustrating when I hear certain arguments in favor of heightened security that have become quite prevalent. I believe they have skewed the balance between privacy and security too much to the security side. One of my goals in this book is to respond to some of these arguments. I have written this book for a general audience, avoiding legal jargon and wonky policy analysis. I’ve presented more detailed policy proposals in my law review articles, but for this book, I focus on the general arguments and principles rather than technical minutiae. Of course, the details are important, but even more important are the basic concepts and themes of the debate. I hope that this book will put to rest certain arguments so that the debate can move ahead in more fruitful ways. ...