From a privacy point of view, we are in the midst of the most unsettling period in this revolution … The privacy problems posed are so different than those that have come before, there is no framework to deal with them. Technology is fast. The law, whether formed in tiny increments by individual cases or by the cumbersome legislative process, is slow. As a result, there is simply no comprehensive body of law established to deal with all of the privacy concerns arising in the digital age.
Predictor: Alderman, Ellen
Prediction, in context:In their 1995 book “The Right to Privacy,” Ellen Alderman and Caroline Kennedy write: ”From a privacy point of view, we are in the midst of the most unsettling period in this revolution … The privacy problems posed are so different than those that have come before, there is no framework to deal with them. Technology is fast. The law, whether formed in tiny increments by individual cases or by the cumbersome legislative process, is slow. As a result, there is simply no comprehensive body of law established to deal with all of the privacy concerns arising in the digital age.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1995
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Privacy/Surveillance
Name of publication: The Right to Privacy
Title, headline, chapter name: Privacy and Information
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
Page 326
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