Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven World

At what point does the sacrifice to our personal information outweigh the public good?

If public policymakers had access to our personal and confidential data, they could make more evidence-based, data-informed decisions that could accelerate economic recovery and improve COVID-19 vaccine distribution. However, access to personal data comes at a steep privacy cost for contributors, especially underrepresented groups.

Protecting Your Privacy in a Data-Driven World is a practical, nontechnical guide that explains the importance of balancing these competing needs and calls for careful consideration of how data are collected and disseminated by our government and the private sector. Not addressing these concerns can harm the same communities policymakers are trying to protect through data privacy and confidentiality legislation.

Author: Claire McKay Bowen
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 11/22/2021
Series: Asa-CRC Statistical Reasoning in Science and Society
Pages: 134
Weight: 0.7lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38d
ISBN: 9780367640774