内容简介：
It is widely recognized that our privacy is under threat. Electronic surveillance, biometrics, CCTV, ID cards, RFID codes, online security, encryption, the interception of email, the monitoring of employees--all raise fundamental questions about privacy. Legal expert Raymond Wacks here provides a compact introduction to this complex and controversial concept. He explores the tension between free speech and privacy which is often tested by paparazzi, with their intrusive journalism and sensational disclosures of the private lives of celebrities. He also looks at laws in many nations that regulate the collection and use of personal information, whether highly sensitive--medical and financial information--or commonplace transactions and details about us. The protection of personal data represents a classic instance of the law's struggle to keep abreast with technology, as the "information revolution" has spawned problems that test the ability of the law to provide adequate protection against abuse. The book concludes that, while under attack from many quarters, privacy remains an essential human right, recognized as such by many international organizations.
作者简介：
雷蒙德·瓦克斯 香港大学法学和法理学荣休教授，隐私研究领域的国际quanwei，担任多个国家隐私法律改革委员会的咨询顾问，以及多家与隐私相关期刊的编辑委员会成员，主要研究领域为法学理论、隐私权和人权，著有《隐私保护》（1980）、《个人信息：隐私与法律》（1989）、《隐私》（1993）、《隐私与新闻自由》（1995）、《隐私与媒体自由》（2013）等。
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