This comprehensive textbook/reference presents a focused review of the state of the art in privacy research, encompassing a range of diverse topics. The first book of its kind designed specifically to cater to courses on privacy, this authoritative volume provides technical, legal, and ethical perspectives on privacy issues from a global selection of renowned experts. Features: examines privacy issues relating to databases, P2P networks, big data technologies, social networks, and digital information networks; describes the challenges of addressing privacy concerns in various areas; reviews topics of privacy in electronic health systems, smart grid technology, vehicular ad-hoc networks, mobile devices, location-based systems, and crowdsourcing platforms; investigates approaches for protecting privacy in cloud applications; discusses the regulation of personal information disclosure and the privacy of individuals; presents the tools and the evidence to better understand consumers¿ privacy behaviors.

Dr. Sherali Zeadally is an Associate Professor in the College of Communication and Information at the University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, USA. His other publications include the Springer titles Next-Generation Wireless Technologies and Unique Radio Innovation for the 21st Century.

Dr. Mohamad Badra is an Assistant Professor in the College of Technological Innovation at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE.

Database Privacy.- Privacy and Big Data.- Privacy in Crowdsourced Platforms.- Privacy in Healthcare.- Privacy in Peer-to-Peer Networks.- Privacy in the Cloud.- Privacy in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks.- Privacy Law and Regulation - Technologies, Implications and Solutions.- Privacy in Mobile Devices.- Privacy in Biometric Systems.- Privacy in Social Networks.- The Right to Privacy in the Age of Digital Technology.- How to Explore Consumers' Privacy Choices with Behavioural Economics.- Techniques, Taxonomy, and Challenges of Privacy Protection in the Smart Grid.- Location-Based Privacy, Protection, Safety, and Security.