The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 19 January 2024
- ISBN 9780198870173
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages250 pages
- Size 240x160x18 mm
- Weight 514 g
- Language English 572
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Short description:
Privacy matters because it shields us from possible abuses of power. In the age of AI and the internet it is more important than ever. Carissa Véliz offers a much needed philosophical account of privacy by exploring five basic questions: What is privacy? Where does it come from? Why does it matter? What should we do about it? Where are we now?
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Privacy matters because it shields us from possible abuses of power. Human beings need privacy just as much as they need community. Our need for socialization brings with it risks and burdens which in turn give rise to the need for spaces and time away from others. To impose surveillance upon someone is an act of domination. The foundations of democracy quiver under surveillance.
Given how important privacy is for individual and collective wellbeing, it is striking that it has not enjoyed a more central place in philosophy. The philosophical literature on privacy and surveillance is still very limited compared to that on justice, autonomy, or equality-and yet the former plays a role in protecting all three values. Perhaps philosophers haven't attended much to privacy because for most of the past two centuries there have been strong enough privacy norms in place and not enough invasive technologies. Privacy worked for most people most of the time, which made thinking about it unnecessary. It's when things stop working that the philosopher's attention is most easily caught-the owl of Minerva spreading its wings only with impending dusk.
With the spread of machine learning, a kind of AI that often uses vast amounts of personal data, and a whole industry dedicated to the trade of personal data becoming one of the most popular business models of the 21st century, it's time for philosophy to look more closely at privacy.
This book is intended to contribute to a better understanding of privacy from a philosophical point of view-what it is, what is at stake in its loss, and how it relates to other rights and values. The five parts that compose this book respond to five basic questions about privacy: Where does privacy come from? What is privacy? Why does privacy matter? What should we do about privacy? Where are we now?
Carissa Véliz has done a terrific job in The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance. Undoubtedly, Véliz's novel account of privacy will be a center of attention in the literature for the years to come. And there is really no better point of entry if you want to get a better understanding of the rich literature on privacy and the problem it has aimed at tackling. We therefore warmly recommend The Ethics of Privacy and Surveillance.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Part One: Where Does Privacy Come From?
The Animalistic Origins of Privacy
Etymology, History, and Anthropology of Privacy
Part Two: What Is Privacy?
Privacy, the Public, and the Private
Ten Accounts of Privacy-And Their Shortcomings
The Hybrid Account of Privacy
The Epistemology of Privacy
Part Three: Why Does Privacy Matter?
The Value of Privacy
The Value of Surveillance
Privacy vs Surveillance
Part Four: What Should We Do About Privacy?
The Right to (Robust) Privacy
Privacy Duties
Privacy Deceptions
Part Five: Where Are We Now?
Privacy in the 21st Century
Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Index
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