The Privacy Mission: Achieving Ethical Data for Our Lives Online
By Annie Machon
Published by Wiley, 29th September 2022
Hardcover, priced £29.99
ISBN: 9781119906964
The Privacy Mission is an insightful and practical discussion of contemporary data ethics and online privacy. In it, author Annie Machon – a renowned international speaker, former MI5 intelligence officer, media commentator, and political campaigner - shares her experienced and carefully researched perspective on the major historical developments that have shaped modern data ethics, the modern trends that continue to both threaten and change it, our use of technology, and the developments lying in wait for us in the future.
As our personal and professional lives increasingly take place online, data ethics is no longer an academic or niche concern for regulators and privacy enthusiasts. From copyright law to the increasing inseparability of corporate and state power, criminal hacking enterprises, and media censorship, this new book takes a deep dive into every important aspect of an issue that has a noticeable and direct impact on all of us.
In The Privacy Mission, Machon presents important perspectives on how the relevant historical and recent developments – such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the meaning of the word “privacy,” the existence of both fascism, communism, and populist politics, and the value of a free press - shape and change how we think about data ethics.
Including discussions of who controls access to the hardware and software that is increasingly used to spy on us, hack us, and farm our data, and which democratic, social, and personal threats we need to meet, mitigate, and respond to, The Privacy Mission offers practical solutions for individuals wishing to protect themselves, their families and communities through to leaders at modern companies, governments, and security agencies who wish to minimise the harmful impact of technological revolution. It will also be of interest to policymakers, regulators, and academics who seek to influence the conversation around privacy, digital transformation, technology, and data.
The Privacy Mission will be available wherever books and ebooks are sold.
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About the Author:
ANNIE MACHON is an international public speaker, writer, media commentator, and political campaigner. She has also appeared in award-winning films and TV documentaries. She is currently a Director of the World Ethical Data Foundation. Machon is a former MI5 intelligence officer, a European board member of the drug reform organisation, Law Enforcement Action Partnership, and a member of the Organising Committee of the Sam Adams Associates for Integrity in Intelligence. She has an MA (Hons) in Classics from Cambridge University.
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