Table of Contents

Acknowledgments1 Introduction I Computer Databases2 The Rise of the Digital Dossier 3 Kafka and Orwell: Reconceptualizing Information Privacy 4 The Problems of Information Privacy Law 5 The Limits of Market-Based Solutions 6 Architecture and the Protection of Privacy II Public Records7 The Problem of Public Records8 Access and Aggregation: Rethinking Privacy and Transparency III Government Access9 Government Information Gathering 10 The Fourth Amendment, Records, and Privacy11 Reconstructing the Architecture 12 Conclusion Notes IndexAbout the Author Contents

About the Author

Daniel J. Solove is associate professor of law at the George Washington University Law School. He is the author (with Marc Rotenberg) of Information Privacy Law.

Reviews

"This comprehensive analysis of privacy in the information age challenges traditional assumptions that breeches of privacy through the development of electronic dossiers involve the invasion of one's private space." --Choice Solove ultimately is no 'chicken little' but an idealist of the best sort, concluding a positive role for law in the problem of privacy. Whether the world will leave Orwell and Kafka behind and evolve into Solove remains to be seen, but herein is offered a plan to achieve that objective. -- Journal of Information Ethics" "The Digital Person challenges the existing ways in which law and legal theory approach the social, political, and legal implications of the collection and use of personal information in computer databases. Solove's book is ambitious, and represents the most important publication in the field of information privacy law for some years." --Georgetown Law Journal "Anyone concerned with preserving privacy against technology's growing intrusiveness will find this book enlightening." --Publishers Weekly"Solove ... truly understands the intersection of law and technology. This book is a fascinating journey into the almost surreal ways personal information is hoarded, used, and abused in the digital age." --The Wall Street Journal "Daniel Solove is one of the most energetic and creative scholars writing about privacy today. The Digital Person is an important contribution to the privacy debate, and Solove's discussion of the harms of what he calls 'digital dossiers' is invaluable." --Jeffrey Rosen, author of The Unwanted Gaze and The Naked Crowd "Powerful theme." --Privacy Journal "This is not only a book you should read, but you should make sure your friends read it." --IEEE Review"Solove offers a book that is both comprehensive and easy to understand, discussing the changes that technology has brought to our concept of privacy. An excellent starting point for much needed discussion." --Law Technology News"An unusually perceptive discussion of one of the most vexing problems of the digital age--our loss of control over our personal information. It's a fascinating journey into the almost surreal ways personal information is hoarded, used, and abused in the digital age. I recommend his book highly." --Bruce Schneier"Solove's book is the best exposition thus far about the threat that computer databases containing personal data about millions of Americans poses for information privacy." --Pamela Samuelson, Chancellor's Professor of Law and Information Management at the University of California, Berkeley"Solove drives his points home through considerable reconfiguration of the basic argument. Rather than casting blame or urging retreat to a precomputer database era, the solution is seen in informing individuals, challenging data collectors, and bringing the law up-to-date." --Choice"If you want to find out what a mess the law of privacy is, how it got that way, and whether there is hope for the future, then read this book." --Legal Times"Solove evaluates the shortcomings of current approaches to privacy as well as some useful and controversial ideas for striking a new balance. Anyone who deals with privacy matters will find a lot ot consider." --DM News"Solove's treatment of this particular facet is thoughtful, thorough, concise, and occasionally laced with humor. The present volume gives us reason to look forward to his future contributions." --The Law and Politics Book Review"Solove's book is useful, particularly as an overview on how these private and government databases grew in sophistication and now interact with one another." --Christian Science Monitor"A far-reaching examination of how digital dossiers are shaping our lives. Daniel Solove has persuasively reconceptualized privacy for the digital age. A must-read." --Paul Schwartz, Brooklyn Law School"The Digital Person is a detailed and approachable resource on privacy issues and the laws that affect them." --IT Conversations