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Author Watt, Eliza, author

Title State sponsored cyber surveillance : the right to privacy of communications and international law / Eliza Watt
Published Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, Massacusetts, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, 2021

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Contents Introduction : the surveillance, security and privacy paradox -- Cyber espionage, cyber surveillance, foreign electoral interference and international law -- The right to online privacy as a customary international law rule -- The principle of non-discrimination and the extraterritorial application of human rights treaties -- Treaty-based privacy protection : interference -- Treaty-based privacy protection : justifications -- International law and the future of mass surveillance
Summary "This insightful book focuses on the application of mass surveillance, its impact upon existing international human rights and the challenges posed by mass surveillance. Through the judicious use of case studies State Sponsored Cyber Surveillance argues for the need to balance security requirements with the protection of fundamental rights."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from title screen (Elgaronline, viewed on April 22, 2021)
Subject Privacy, Right of.
Electronic surveillance -- Law and legislation.
Electronic surveillance -- Government policy
Customary law, International.
Customary law, International
Electronic surveillance -- Law and legislation
Privacy, Right of
Form Electronic book
ISBN 1789900107
9781789900101