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Privacy and Public Access in the Light of E-Government: The Case of Sweden

Privacy and Public Access in the Light of E-Government: The Case of Sweden

Elin Palm, Misse Wester
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781616922450|ISBN10: 1616922451|EISBN13: 9781616922467
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61692-245-0.ch010
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Palm, Elin, and Misse Wester. "Privacy and Public Access in the Light of E-Government: The Case of Sweden." Information Assurance and Security Ethics in Complex Systems: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Melissa Jane Dark, IGI Global, 2011, pp. 206-225. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-245-0.ch010

APA

Palm, E. & Wester, M. (2011). Privacy and Public Access in the Light of E-Government: The Case of Sweden. In M. Dark (Ed.), Information Assurance and Security Ethics in Complex Systems: Interdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 206-225). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-245-0.ch010

Chicago

Palm, Elin, and Misse Wester. "Privacy and Public Access in the Light of E-Government: The Case of Sweden." In Information Assurance and Security Ethics in Complex Systems: Interdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Melissa Jane Dark, 206-225. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2011. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61692-245-0.ch010

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Abstract

This chapter addresses the competing interests of privacy versus public access to information. The chapter explores the collective and individual value of privacy and public access in a manner that considers information at the macrosocial and macroethical level. By using Sweden as a case study, we exemplify the classic and irresolvable tension between issues of information availability and confidentiality, integrity, and privacy. Given that privacy and public access interests will constantly need to be rebalanced, we present the views of government officials due to their unique role in implementing this balance. We conclude with an analysis of the reasonableness of this conduct.

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