David H. Flaherty, Protecting Privacy in Surveillance Societies (1992)
A great chronicle of the development of privacy law and policy in Sweden, Canada, France, Germany, and the United States.
Colin J. Bennett, Regulating Privacy (1992)
A superb discussion of the political dimensions of privacy law in many countries.
Steven L. Nock, The Costs of Privacy (1992)
A very insightful and thought-provoking account of how the increasing mobility and impersonal nature of modern life leads to increased surveillance in order to assess people’s reputations.
H. Jeff Smith, Managing Privacy: Information Technology and Corporate America (1994)
An insightful examination of how various institutions and businesses formulate their privacy policies.
Priscilla M. Regan, Legislating Privacy: Technology, Social Values, and Public Policy (1995)
The best discussion of how and why Congress has passed certain privacy laws. Far from dull, the legislative process is fascinating, and this book is extremely illuminating and interesting.
Ellen Alderman & Caroline Kennedy, The Right to Privacy (1997)
A highly readable account of various privacy cases. Discusses cases as individual stories, and provides interesting background about the people involved and how the cases affected their lives.
Judith Wagner DeCew, In Pursuit of Privacy (1997)
A concise and intelligent philosophical discussion of privacy. Includes a good overview of other philosophical accounts of privacy.
Mark A. Rothstein (editor), Genetic Secrets (1997)
A good set of essays by an interdisciplinary group of scholars on genetic privacy.
Philippe Aries, editor, History of Private Life: Vols. 1-5 (1997-1994)
The best intellectual history of privacy, from ancient to modern times. Although the series spans five volumes, it is highly readable and contains numerous illustrations of art and historical artifacts.
Philip Agre & Marc Rotenberg, editors, Technology and Privacy: The New Landscape (1998)
A terrific compilation of essays about privacy and technology.