New Dimensions in Privacy: Spatial Privacy in the Geographic Information Age

New Dimensions in Privacy:
Spatial Privacy in the Geographic Information Age
Abstract:
The conceptualization of privacy as a right in the United States has most decidedly been an evolutionary work in process throughout much of the 20th century. There is some indication, however, that it has been more of a revolutionary process than an orderly evolution. According to Berry and Linoff, (1997), "Now is the era of another industry revolution driven by data running through computers, networks and databases." The literature, including the legal press, academic journals, and the popular press a…