Privacyprof writes "Slashdot readers acquainted with don Daniel J. Solove's essay, 'I've Got Nothing to Hide and Other Misunderstandings of Privacy,' might be attentive in his new book, Understanding Privacy, which develops many of the ideas in that essay. As rapidly indemnification scientific know-how makes network increasingly available, there has been a great struggle to define privacy, with many conceding that the task is around impossible. The book argues there are motley forms of privacy, related to one another by 'family resemblances'. It explains the bare bones* for understanding privacy which was briefly discussed in the 'Nothing to Hide' essay. The book covers the groundwork in greater depth and explores how it applies to a wide array of privacy issues, such as data mining, surveillance, data security, and customer privacy. Chapter 1 is available for free download."

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