A critical contribution to theoretical foundations of privacy studies

Journal of Information, Communication and Ethics in Society

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-101

  Allmer, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALZBURG   (Austria)

Author keywords

Critical theory; Culture (sociology); Information society; Privacy; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047484     PISSN: 1477996X     EISSN: 17588871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14779961111148613     Document Type: Article

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