The Waves of Information Technology, the Ebbing of Privacy and the Threat to Human Rights

A. Wayne MacKay; Wayne Mackay

The Waves of Information Technology, the Ebbing of Privacy and the Threat to Human Rights

Dalhousie University Schulich School of Law

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Abstract

This article is a response to Professor Walter's article, "Digitizing Technology, Transforming Ourselves" (1999) 10 NJCL 375.

The author explores the extent to which emerging technology has undercut traditional notions of privacy, concluding that the existing legal framework is ill-equipped to protect individuals from this high-tech invasion of our basic human right to privacy. The constitutional protection of privacy is ill-defined and limited; statutory protections are more concerned with access to information than keeping it private, and only in Québec is privacy regarded as a matter for human rights codes.

Original language	Canadian English
Journal	Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press
Publication status	Published - Jan. 1 1999

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SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Keywords

Privacy
Constitutional Rights
Technology
Right To Privacy
Human Rights

Disciplines

Constitutional Law
Human Rights Law
Law
Privacy Law
Science and Technology Law

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The Waves of Information Technology, the Ebbing of Privacy and the Threat to Human Rights

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