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Privacy and Government 2.0: The Implications of an Open World

Summary  Profound technological and social forces are reshaping the public sector, its governance structures, and constituent relationships. Government adoption of Web 2.0 “social” technologies will empower citizens on an unprecedented mass scale. What does this mean to privacy and personal data protection? This paper explores what could happen to government and its institutions; what it means to the massive amounts of personal information it collects, uses, discloses and retains; and what the implications of this new way of governing may be for individuals and their personal information.

This paper is also published by nGenera, at: http://www.ngenera.com/insight/insight/government20.aspx
Keywords  Privacy by Design, Government 2.0, Gov 2.0, Web 2.0, Internet, e-Government, technologies
Author(s)  Ann Cavoukian, Ph.D.
Information & Privacy Commissioner,
Ontario, Canada
Published Date  May 01, 2009


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