Open AccessWhat the US can learn from the UK about the protection of privacy
Author(s) -
Oscar H. Gandy
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
surveillance and society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.781
H-Index - 46
ISSN - 1477-7487
DOI - 10.24908/ss.v6i3.3288
Subject(s) - political science , state (computer science) , law , privacy protection , landmark , public administration , internet privacy , computer science , algorithm , artificial intelligence
In February 2009 the House of Lords Constitutional Committee in the United Kingdom published the report Surveillance: Citizens and the State. Some have hailed this as a landmark document. The following is one of four commentaries that the editors of Surveillance & Society solicited in response to the report.