Reasonable Expectations of Privacy?: Eleven Country Reports on Camera Surveillance and Workplace Privacy

ISBN-13: 9789067041980 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 382 str.

S. Nouwt; B. R. De Vries; J. E. J. Prins

Opis

Privacy, regulations to protect privacy, and data protection have been legal and social issues in many Western countries for a number of decades. However, recent measures to combat terrorism, fight crime, and increase security, together with the growing social acceptance of privacy-invasive technologies can be considered a serious threat to the fundamental right to privacy. The Tilburg Institute for Law, Technology, and Society have undertaken a research project examining the reasonable expectations of privacy and the reality of data protection. The project is aimed at developing an international research network of privacy experts and to carry out research on the practice, meaning, and legal performance of privacy and data protection in an international perspective. The eleven country reports examine case law on video surveillance and workplace privacy. The conclusions are intended to trigger and stimulate an international debate on the use and possible drawbacks of the 'reasonable expectations of privacy' concept.

Spis treści

A General Survey of Video Surveillance Law In The United States.- Privacy and Data Protection In The Workplace: The Us Case.- Video Surveillance and Privacy Protection Law In Canada.- Switching off The Surveillance Society? Legal Regulation of Cctv In The United Kingdom.- Camera Surveillance In The Netherlands.- Privacy and Data Protection In The Workplace: The Netherlands.- Camera Surveillance and Workplace Privacy In Belgium.- Privacy and Data Protection at The Workplace In Germany.- Privacy and Data Protection at The Workplace In Hungary.- Personal Data Protection In The Workplace In Italy.- Video Surveillance and Related Privacy and Data Protection Issues: The Italian Experience.- Analysis of The Country Reports.