Advanced Introduction to US Data Privacy Law

Author: Ari Ezra Waldman
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781800881457
Published In: October 2023
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
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Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world’s leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas.

This timely Advanced Introduction traces the evolution of consumer data privacy laws in the US through a historical lens, and then sets out the current state of play. Waldman describes how privacy laws benefit corporate interests, and highlights the deficiencies of the present approach to the surveillance economy. In looking to the future, the author advocates a radical new way of thinking about the goals and tools of privacy law and provides a roadmap for avoiding privacy nihilism by rejuvenating public governance and protecting privacy in the digital age.

Key Features:

Concise and accessible approach to a fast-changing area
Novel conceptualisation of first, second, and third waves of privacy law
In-depth critique of current and historic privacy law, challenging traditional literature
Focuses on practical ways to address deficiencies of current laws

The Advanced Introduction to US Data Privacy Law will be an invaluable resource for students and scholars of privacy, as well as those in information, media and technology law. It will also be an essential guide for policy-makers and privacy lawyers seeking to understand the past, present, and future of data privacy.

Preface

1. Introduction to U.S. data privacy law

PART I. PRIVACY LAW’S FIRST WAVE.

2. The first wave of notice-and-consent 3. The illusions of the first wave

PART II. PRIVACY LAW’S SECOND WAVE

4. Rights and compliance 5. The weaknesses of individual privacy rights 6. Symbolic compliance and the managerialization of privacy law

PART III. PRIVACY LAW’S THIRD WAVE

7. Alternatives to the first and second waves 8. Conclusions on U.S. Data Privacy Law

Bibliography

Index