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
Josep Domingo-Ferrer, David Sánchez and Sara Hajian

Privacy and Big Data
Masood Mortazavi and Khaled Salah

Privacy in Crowdsourced Platforms
Thivya Kandappu, Arik Friedman, Vijay Sivaraman and Roksana Boreli

Privacy in Healthcare
Drew Williams, Ivor Addo, Golam Mushih Tanimul Ahsan, Farzana Rahman, Chandana Tamma, and Sheikh Iqbal Ahamed

Privacy in Peer-to-Peer Networks
Diego Suárez Touceda, José María Sierra Cámara, and Jesús Téllez Isaac

Privacy in the Cloud
Ragib Hasan and Shams Zawoad

Privacy in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks
Jetzabel M. Serna-Olvera, Roberto A. Morales Pacheco, Javier Parra-Arnau, David Rebollo-Monedero and Jordi Forné

Privacy Law and Regulation - Technologies, Implications and Solutions
Jasmine McNealy and Angelyn Flowers

Privacy in Mobile Devices
Rinku Dewri and Ramakrishna Thurimella

Privacy in Biometric Systems
Hisham Al-Assam, Torben Kuseler, Sabah Jassim and Sherali Zeadally

Privacy in Social Networks
Traian Marius Truta, Michail Tsikerdekis, and Sherali Zeadally

The Right to Privacy in the Age of Digital Technology
Richard Spinello

How to Explore Consumers' Privacy Choices with Behavioural Economics
Sören Preibusch

Techniques, Taxonomy, and Challenges of Privacy Protection in the Smart Grid
Suleyman Uludag, Sherali Zeadally and Mohamad Badra

Location-Based Privacy, Protection, Safety, and Security
Roba Abbas, Katina Michael and M.G. Michael

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.