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Uses many case histories to trace the evolvement of our privacy laws and to demonstrate the increasingly numerous and alarming ways our private lives can be and are invaded.

Describes how drug and polygraph tests work, how they are being used, and court cases involving them.

Discusses the collection of information about individuals by government agencies, law enforcement officials, credit bureaus, insurance companies, and other investigators, and the threat of personal privacy represented by searches and seizures, eavesdropping, personality tests, polygraphs, and computer technology.

A collection of twenty-two articles that offer opposing viewpoints on issues related to privacy, addressing questions about counterterrorism measures and privacy rights, whether medical privacy is adequately protected, and how privacy should be guarded.

Does the public have a right to know? Discusses factors that may interfere with that right and limit public knowledge, using examples from current events which dramatize the complex issues of media censorship.

Defines the right to privacy and considers its importance to a free society, and presents various perspectives on issues related to the right to privacy, including Internet transactions, and airport searches.

Computer users of all ages need to know how they can better protect themselves and their personal information online. This guide will help them understand controversial issues and provide suggestions about better, safer Internet habits.

Describes the history and purpose of the Fourth Amendment that guards against unreasonable searches and seizures.

After a series of unsuccessful attempts, six-year-old Lily succeeds in making a private space for herself in her small apartment.