The Future of Financial Privacy

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New Book on Privacy... The Future of Financial Privacy: Private Choices versus Political Rules Published, October, 2000 (255 pages) Notes and Quotes from the Competitive Enterprise Institute web site. Follow link at bottom of page for more information Finally, a book that takes a critical look at privacy regulations! This is long overdue. It's learned, insightful, and timely….A brilliant look at privacy, and how some of the best-known advocates get it wrong. It shares with us a glimpse into an ever-accelerating future -- where much of what we've taken for granted about privacy is no longer true. Whether you hate government regulations or argue for them, buy this book. Better yet, buy a bunch and give them to your friends. ~ Declan McCullagh, Washington bureau chief for Lycos' Wired ---------- Contributors: Marty Abrams, Robert R. Belair, Franz A. Blankart, Jean A. Bonna, Alfred Büllesbach, Fred H. Cate, Kevin Coy, Michel Y. Dérobert, Peter Gray, Daniel Klein, Lawrence Lindsey, Julius L. ("Jerry") Loeser, Duncan A. MacDonald, Richard W. Rahn, Solveig Singleton, Fred L. Smith, Jr., Eugene Volokh In The Future of Financial Privacy, a new book from the Competitive Enterprise Institute, an array of US and European legal and economic experts attempts to answer those questions and clear up some of the muddle surrounding these complicated issues. Privacy is an amorphous concept, clouding and confusing public policy debates on financial-services issues ranging from the confidentiality of what's in your bank account to the mining and sharing of data. The Future of Financial Privacy shows how to protect consumers' privacy while preserving the benefits of free flows of information, and explores what role the government should play in all this.  ---------- Table of Contents Introduction, by Fred L. Smith, Jr. Will Privacy be to the Information Economy What Consumer Protection and Product Safety Were to the Industrial Age? Chapter 1, United States Privacy Law and Policy Chapter 2, Myths in the Privacy Debate Chapter 3, Privacy Concerns: perception Versus Reality Chapter 4, Public Policy and the Privacy Avalanche Chapter 5, The Economic Benefits of Balanced Information Use Chapter 6, The Future of Money and Financial Privacy by Lawrence Lindsey Click here to view this chapter in PDF format Chapter 7, Some Practical and Theoretical Thoughts about Privacy and Banking Chapter 8, Credit Information Reporting, Social Accountability, and Consumer Opportunity Chapter 9, The Money-Laundering Conundrum: Mugging Privacy in the Assault on Crime? Click here to view this chapter in PDF format Chapter 10, Personalization, Privacy, and the First Amendment Chapter 11, Privacy and Human Rights: Comparing the United States to Europe Chapter 12, Swiss Views on Financial Privacy Chapter 13, Financial Privacy and Data Protection in Europe