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A

access to information laws: concerning adoption, 106–8

challenges to, 73, 79–93, 190, 208n19

fundamental principles of, 65, 79–80, 95

international legislation of, 71–79

lack of resources for enforcement of, 86, 87, 190

concerning medical information, 104–6

negative aspects of, 92–93

in private sector, 24, 65, 94. See also freedom of information; transparency

accountability, 5–6, 64

adoption, 106–8

Adscam, 67

Agha-Soltan, Neda, 164–65

aid. See foreign aid

Arar, Maher, 50

Assange, Julian, 153–54

autonomy, 29, 30–32. See also privacy

B

Bentham, Jeremy, 126–27

biometrics, 148, 151–52, 222n35

blogs, 58, 165

bureaucracies, 82–83, 84–87, 91, 92–93, 190

Burma (Myanmar): and suppression of “Saffron Revolution,” 164

C

Canada: access to information law, 72, 88

data matching in, 49–50

and public health, 120–21

and Facebook privacy policy, 180–81

privacy directives of, 40–41

privacy protection for medical information, 104–5, 115, 117

and surveillance of citizens, 53–54, 138

Castells, Manuel, 162, 184

CCTV cameras: in Britain, 133, 136–37, 140, 149

cellphones, 51, 153, 162, 164–65

censorship, 19, 75, 76, 139, 158

Chile: access legislation in, 75, 213n13

Clarke, Roger, 151

“Collateral Murder” (US military video), 154

commodification: and Facebook, 175–76

of information, 207n13

of personality, 174

confidentiality, 34–35, 97–98, 103–4, 106–8

Conroy, Stephen, 139

consent. See informed consent

“coverage creep,” 42

Cowen, Zelman, 34

crime: and access to information legislation, 70, 74–75

and data matching, 49–50

and sharing of medical information, 99

and transparency, 9–10

and video surveillance, 131–33, 135, 136–37, 148

D

data banks: and employment application forms, 54–55

and data flow concerns, 46–51

and data matching, 48–51, 109–11

and data mining, 42–43, 49

maintained by governments, 43–44

privacy concerns about, 11, 16–17

and privacy directives, 38

and secondary uses of medical information, 111–21

and sharing of medical information, 98–99, 109–11

databases. See data banks

“dataveillance,” 151

Department of Indian Affairs (Canada): and surveillance, 53

digital divide, 18–19

drug testing, 56, 109–10

E

e-commerce, 44–45

educational institutions, 58–59, 83, 131, 206n10

electronic health record (EHR), 98–103

Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC), 222n35

email, 86

employee assessments, 55–56

employment applications: and privacy, 54–55, 59

EPCglobal Incorporated, 144

eugenics, 117–18

European Union (EU): privacy directives of, 39–40, 45–46, 210n23

F

Facebook: deleting accounts on, 182–84, 228–29n31

description of, 158–61

future importance of, 185–86

and privacy concerns, 21, 52, 166–72, 174, 176–84, 227n23

and sharing of users’

information, 44–45

and virtual communities, 163, 164

and Zynga games, 175

Farrier, Charles, 137

feminism, 13–14

flash mobs, 162–63

FOI commissioners: role of, 82

foreign aid: and FOI acts, 15, 77

Foucault, Michel, 127

freedom of information (FOI): central control of, 19–20

components of, 65–66

and digital divide, 18–19

and good governance, 13–16, 22

and government accountability, 66–70

importance to governments, 63–64, 77, 78

in private sector, 21, 64–65, 70

relationship to privacy, 16–18, 22, 23–24

and virtual communities, 161, 162–66. See also access to information laws; transparency

freedom of information and protection of privacy (FOIP): balance between, 6–7, 23–24

and data matching/mining, 48–49

literature on, 23

overview of principles for, 3–5

ramifications of, 5–6. See also freedom of information; privacy protection

“function creep,” 133–34, 147

G

Gavison, Ruth, 43

genetic discrimination, 110–11

Germany: access legislation in, 78

and WiSpy, 140

Google: and privacy, 11, 183

and WiSpy controversy, 140

Google Street View, 138–41, 183

government: and access to information legislation, 71–78, 154–55

and accountability, 66–70

and challenges to access to information legislation, 79–89

and citizen surveillance, 53–54

and citizens’ rights, 65–66, 189

and control of technology, 157–58

data banks maintained by, 43–44

declining trust in, 83–84

and health research, 113

importance of transparency/FOI to, 14–15, 63–64

and international privacy directives, 38–41

and Internet surveillance, 139, 165

and mega-events, 146

social network sites and, 164–66

and outsourcing of services, 89–91

and WikiLeaks, 153–54

group rights. See individual versus group rights

H

Heald, David, 8

human rights, 73–74, 76

I

ICTs (information and communication technologies), 187–88, 192, 194

individual versus group rights: and access/privacy debate, 3–4

in health research, 120–21

and the Internet, 158

in management of medical information, 99

and public interest, 67, 71

and ramifications of FOIP, 5–7

information: and digital communications technology, 1–2

filtering of, 20–22

management of, 4, 7, 42–43

information and communication technologies (ICTs), 187–88, 192, 194

informed consent, 118–19

Internet: and access to information legislation, 90

commodification of, 174–76

debate over control of, 19–20, 158

and e-commerce, 44–45

history of, 2

privacy concerns surrounding, 17–18

and video surveillance, 136–41

and virtual communities, 161, 162–66

and WikiLeaks, 153–54, 156. See also Facebook; Google

Internet Eyes game, 136–38

Iran: 2009 presidential elections in, 164–65

J

Japan: and Google Street View, 140

Jones, James, 155

K

King, Rodney: beating of by LA police, 153

knowledge: as power, 14–15, 18, 127

L

La Forest, Gérard, 37–38

M

MacKinnon, Catherine, 13–14

Mathiesen, Thomas, 127–28

McGinley and Egan v. the United Kingdom, 72

media: and accountability, 156

“old” versus “new,” 15, 162, 165, 184

relative transparency of, 15

medical information: and adoption, 106–8

and data flow, 46–47

and data sharing, 98–99, 111–21

and electronic health records (EHRs), 98, 99–103

and genetic profiling, 109–11, 115–18

held by employers, 109, 152

principles behind confidentiality of, 103–4

privacy protection laws concerning, 103–6, 111–14, 115

secondary uses of, 111–15

mega-events, 145–48

Mexico: and human rights abuses, 74–75

Myanmar. See Burma

N

nanny cams, 130

neighbourhood watch programs, 9

neoliberal ideology: impact of, 89

Neville, Mick: on CCTV, 149

9/11, 47, 78, 88, 135, 145

No CCTV, 137–38

non-profit groups: and freedom of information, 64–65, 70

mandate of, 94

and privacy legislation, 5, 41–42, 95

O

Obama, Barack: 2008 campaign of, 165

Olympic Games, 145–47, 148

ombudsman: role of, 82

open access movement, 207n13

Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), 38, 41

Orwell, George, 128

outsourcing: and “leaner” government, 89–90

P

panopticon, 126–28

Patriot Act. See USA Patriot Act

power: and digital divide, 18–19

effect of surveillance on, 128

and information control, 162

and knowledge, 127

and privacy, 29

of social network sites, 184–86

and transparency, 14–15

The Principles of Scientific Management (Taylor), 150

privacy: balance of with transparency, 7, 60–61, 93, 94–95, 97–98, 191–95

components of, 10–11, 190–91

concepts related to, 34–36

and concerns surrounding biometrics, 151–52

and concerns surrounding data flow, 46–51

and concerns surrounding Facebook, 166–72

cultural differences regarding, 140–41

and cultural norms, 30–32

definitions of, 29–30, 34, 36, 59–60

effect of security surveillance on, 152–54

effect of technology on, 33, 41, 42–45

and good governance, 17–18, 22, 92

in historical perspective, 33–34

as human right, 12, 37

and ideology, 32–33

international directives on, 38–41, 45–46

of medical health information, 100–103

promotion of as new industry, 46

and radio-frequency identification devices, 143–44

as recognized in Canadian law, 37–38

relationship of to transparency, 10, 12

relinquishment of control over, 51–52, 54

and divide between rich and poor, 52–53, 59, 135, 190

and video surveillance, 132, 133–36, 137–41

workplace invasions of, 54–58, 59. See also privacy protection

Privacy and Freedom (Westin), 38

Privacy International, 46, 137

privacy protection: and adoption, 106–8

and Facebook, 160–61, 166–67, 171, 173–74, 177–84, 227n23

and health research, 115–21

and information held by government, 65–66

and medical information, 103–6, 111–15, 118

and medical profiling, 109–11

in private sector, 24, 41–42, 94–95

and radio-frequency identification devices, 144–45

relationship of to freedom of information, 23–24

and “security function creep,” 147–48

private sector: and access to information legislation, 24, 65, 94

and control of private information, 51, 189

and data flow, 46–47

and freedom of information, 21, 64–65, 70

and mega-events, 146

and privacy legislation, 24, 41–42, 94–95

as provider of security, 145

and radio-frequency identification devices, 143, 144

and standards of conduct, 16

use of health information by, 99, 151–52

and video surveillance, 131, 134

privatization, 89–91, 134, 136–41

profiling, 48–49, 109–11, 135. See also biometrics; genetic discrimination

“public interest”: concept of, 67, 80

public safety: and release of medical information, 102

R

R. v. Dyment (1988), 37

R. v. O’Connor (1995), 105

racial profiling, 135

racism, 116–20, 218n20

radio-frequency identification device (RFID), 142–45

“rape shield” law, 105

reality TV shows, 52

record keeping, 84–85, 87

retreats: as management tool, 57–58

RFID. See radio-frequency identification device

“The Right to Privacy” (Warren and Brandeis), 33–34

Roberts, Alasdair, 84, 87–88

S

Schmidt, Eric, 139

Schumer, Charles E., 179

search engines, 21

secrecy, 14, 35–36, 80–81, 98, 153–54, 191

security: and biometrics, 148, 151–52, 222n35

and Internet, 158

at mega-events, 145–48

and privacy, 155–56

and secrecy, 98, 191. See also surveillance

security-industrial complex, 145, 155

Six-Degrees.com, 159

social activism, 146, 153–55, 163, 164–66

social network sites: defined, 159

growing power of, 184–86

and online identities, 172–81

surveillance of, 151

and virtual communities, 161, 162–66. See also Facebook

Social Sentry, 150–51

Sophos (UK), 182–83

South Africa: access legislation in, 75–77, 80

StreetViewFun, 138–39

Super Bowl, 148

surveillance: and accountability, 152–54

and biometrics, 148, 150–51

cultural differences on, 140–41

defined, 129

as form of transparency, 9–10, 16

by governments of civilians, 53–54

of Indigenous peoples, 53

at mega-events, 147–48

and radio-frequency identification devices, 142–45

theories of, 126–28

types of, 125–26, 128–30

by video cameras, 130–41, 148–49

of women, 54

at the workplace, 55–57, 149–50, 151. See also panopticon; synopticon

synopticon, 128, 130

T

Taylor, Frederick, 149

technology: and data flow concerns, 46–51

and dissent, 153–54

effect of on communication, 187

effect of on privacy, 33, 41, 42–45

and “function creep,” 148, 149

government attempts to control, 157–58

and information explosion, 1–2

and management of information, 42–43

and speed of information, 17–18. See also radio-frequency identification device; video cameras

terrorism, 49, 145, 146

transparency: balance with privacy, 7, 60–61, 93, 94–95, 97–98, 191–95

different forms of, 8–10

of Facebook, 166–72

and filtering of information, 20–22

and government outsourcing, 89–91

in medical records, 99–100, 101–3

as part of good governance, 13–16, 22, 63–64

relationship with privacy, 10, 12

and surveillance of authority, 125–26, 153–55. See also databases; freedom of information; surveillance

Tuskegee syphilis study, 119–20

Twitter, 153, 164, 225n9

U

United Kingdom (UK): access legislation in, 78

and CCTVs, 133, 136–37, 140, 149

and Google Street View, 140

United States: and access to health information, 108

access to information legislation in, 72, 78–79

data matching/mining in, 49

and Facebook privacy policy, 179–80

government transparency in, 81

and informed consent, 118–19

and privacy laws, 39

and video surveillance, 140–41

and WikiLeaks, 154–55

USA Patriot Act, 47, 55, 78–79

V

video cameras, 130–41, 148–49, 153

virtual communities, 161, 162–66

W

Warhol, Andy, 52

Westin, Alan, 38, 108

Whole Foods, 152

WikiLeaks.com, 153–54, 156

women, 13–14, 30–32, 54, 173

workplace, 54–58, 59, 150–51, 152

World Trade Center attacks, 47, 78, 88, 135, 145

Y

YouTube, 136, 154, 156, 206n10, 224n6

Z

Zimbabwe: access legislation in, 75

Zuckerberg, Mark, 174–75, 181

Zynga, 175

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