Information Privacy Engineering and Privacy by Design: Understanding Privacy Threats, Technology, and Regulations Based on Standards and Best Practices

Chapter 2. Information Privacy Concepts

Learning Objectives

After studying this chapter, you should be able to:

• Explain the difference between privacy by design and privacy engineering

• Understand how privacy-related activities fit into the system development life cycle

• Define privacy control

• Discuss the areas of overlap between security and privacy and the areas that are distinct to either security or privacy

• Explain the trade-off between privacy and utility

• Explain the distinction between privacy and usability

This chapter provides a roadmap for the remainder of the book, introducing the key information privacy concepts and indicating how they relate to one another. The chapter begins by defining key terms in the field of information privacy. ...