How should a free society protect privacy? Dramatic changes in national security law and surveillance, as well as technological changes from social media to smart cities mean that our ideas about privacy and its protection are being challenged like never before. In this interdisciplinary book, Chris Berg explores what classical liberal approaches to privacy can bring to current debates about surveillance, encryption and new financial technologies. Ultimately, he argues that the principles of classical liberalism – the rule of law, individual rights, property and entrepreneurial evolution – can help extend as well as critique contemporary philosophical theories of privacy.
Author(s): Chris Berg
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 229
Tags: Privacy, Surveillance, Encryption
Front Matter ....Pages i-xi
Introduction (Chris Berg)....Pages 1-15
Classical Liberalism and the Public-Private Division (Chris Berg)....Pages 17-34
A Classical Liberal Approach to Privacy (Chris Berg)....Pages 35-58
The Ancient Home (Chris Berg)....Pages 59-74
The Origins of Modern Privacy (Chris Berg)....Pages 75-96
Utopia and State Power (Chris Berg)....Pages 97-112
Technology Extends the Home (Chris Berg)....Pages 113-129
Privacy and the State (Chris Berg)....Pages 131-152
Privacy, Property, and Discovery (Chris Berg)....Pages 153-166
Privacy and Speech (Chris Berg)....Pages 167-179
Financial Privacy (Chris Berg)....Pages 181-194
The Future of Privacy (Chris Berg)....Pages 195-210
Conclusion (Chris Berg)....Pages 211-213
Back Matter ....Pages 215-222
