International and Foreign Cyberspace Law Research Guide

Following the revelations of Edward Snowden and a host of private-sector controversies, there is intense interest among policymakers, business leaders, attorneys, academics, students, and the public regarding legal, technological, and policy issues relating to surveillance. This Handbook documents and organizes these conversations, bringing together some of the most thoughtful and impactful contributors to contemporary surveillance debates, policies, and practices. Its pages explore surveillance techniques and technologies; their value for law enforcement, national security, and private enterprise; their impacts on citizens and communities; and the many ways societies do—and should—regulate surveillance.

This book provides a comparison and practical guide of the data protection laws of Canada, China (Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan), Laos, Philippines, South Korea, United States and Vietnam. This book examines the interface of cyber security, AI and data protection. It highlights and recommends that regulators and governments need to undertake wider research and law reform to ensure the most vulnerable in the community have their personal data protected adequately, while balancing the future benefits of the digital economy.

The book covers a range of topics, such as: digital sovereignty; art and algorithmic accountability; multistakeholderism in the Brazilian General Data Protection law; expectations of privacy and the European Court of Human Rights; the function of explanations; DPIAs and smart cities; and of course, EU data protection law and the pandemic - including chapters on scientific research and on the EU Digital COVID Certificate framework.

This book provides a comparison and practical guide of the current data protection laws in selected Asia Pacific countries (Australia, India, Indonesia, Japan Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand) and the European Union. The book highlights challenges and potential solutions related to data protection issues arising from cross-border problems in which personal data is being considered as intellectual property, within transnational contracts and in anti-trust law. The book also discusses the emerging challenges in protecting personal data and promoting cyber security.

The book provides a detailed overview and analysis of important E.U. Internet regulatory challenges currently found in various key fields of law directly linked to the Internet such as information technology, consumer protection, personal data, e-commerce and copyright law. In addition, it aims to shed light on the content and importance of various pending legislative proposals in these fields, and of the Court of Justice of the European Union’s recent case law in connection with solving the different problems encountered.

Each chapter in this book analyzes a distinct approach to protecting privacy online. The contributors consider the extent to which “soft law” must be backed up with “hard law,” and what role privacy advocates and members of the public can play.

The author proposes a new model for safeguarding the gathering, retention, and use of personal data based on the development and recognition of specific online privacy rights. These would include the right to create, assert, and protect an online identity, and the right to delete personal data, among others.

Featuring contributions from specialists in multiple jurisdictions, this book examines different mechanisms for protecting privacy online and considers whether a universal approach is needed with respect to data protection and the liability of online service providers.

The author analyzes three high-profile disputes between the E.U. and the U.S. involving trans-Atlantic data transfers (the Safe Harbor debate, the passenger name record (PNR) dispute, and the Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Transactions (SWIFT) affair) to illustrate how the extraterritorial reach of one jurisdiction’s data protection laws or counter-terrorism measures can impact other jurisdictions.

This collection of essays analyzes recent case law from the European Court of Justice to trace the development of the right to privacy with respect to the gathering and processing of personal data. It also examines legislation enacted to limit the enforcement of foreign libel judgments in U.S. courts.

This book translates the fundamental building blocks of data privacy and (cyber)security law into basic knowledge that is equally accessible and educational for those working and researching in either field, those who are involved with businesses and organizations, and the general public.