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2003

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The Virtues Of Knowing Less: Justifying Privacy Protections Against Disclosure, Daniel J. Solove Dec 2003

The Virtues Of Knowing Less: Justifying Privacy Protections Against Disclosure, Daniel J. Solove

Duke Law Journal

This Article develops justifications for protections against the disclosure of private information. An extensive body of scholarship has attacked such protections as anathema to the Information Age, where the free flow of information is championed as a fundamental value. This Article responds to two general critiques of disclosure protections: (1) that they inhibit freedom of speech, and (2) that they restrict information useful for judging others. Regarding the free speech critique, the Article argues that not all speech is of equal value; speech of private concern is less valuable than speech of public concern. The difficulty, however, is distinguishing between …


Privacy And The Alaska Constitution: Failing To Fulfill The Promise, Erwin Chemerinsky Jun 2003

Privacy And The Alaska Constitution: Failing To Fulfill The Promise, Erwin Chemerinsky

Alaska Law Review

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