The Classical Liberal Case for Privacy in a World of Surveillance and Technological Change

Download or read book The Classical Liberal Case for Privacy in a World of Surveillance and Technological Change written by Chris Berg and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-09-21 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.