This comprehensive textbook/reference presents a focused review of the
state of the art in privacy research, encompassing such diverse topics
as cloud computing, crowdsourcing platforms, vehicular ad-hoc networks,
big data, mobile devices, location-based systems, smart grid technology,
databases, social networks, healthcare, behavioral economics, and
peer-to-peer networks. The first book of its kind designed specifically
to cater to courses on privacy, this authoritative volume provides
technical, legal, and ethical perspectives on privacy issues from a
global selection of renowned experts.
Topics and features: examines privacy issues relating to databases, P2P
networks, big data technologies, social networks, and digital
information networks; describes the challenges of addressing privacy
concerns in various areas; reviews topics of privacy in electronic
health systems, smart grid technology, vehicular ad-hoc networks, mobile
devices, location-based systems, and crowdsourcing platforms;
investigates approaches for protecting privacy in cloud applications;
discusses the regulation of personal information disclosure and the
privacy of individuals; presents the tools and the evidence to better
understand consumers' privacy behaviors.
Offering invaluable support to undergraduate and graduate students, as
well as instructors involved in courses on privacy, security and
networking, this important work will also be of great interest to
researchers and engineers working in the area of privacy.
