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Peer reviewedFlaherty, David H. – Government Information Quarterly, 1988
Considers the advent of surveillance societies--(i.e.,) societies where integrated surveillance of individuals is possible through various automated databases--with examples drawn from Canada and Sweden. Legislative efforts to regulate such developments and the role of data protection agencies are discussed. (13 references) (MES)
Descriptors: Databases, Foreign Countries, Futures (of Society), Information Technology
