Washington University Law Review

Article Title

Commentary on Financial Privacy

Authors

Lynn M. LoPucki, UCLA School of Law

Publication Title

Washington University Law Quarterly

Abstract

My three criticisms are this: First, Peter frames the problem as privacy versus government surveillance, thus ignoring the best solution to the problem, which is to make more information public. Second, Peter exaggerates the human need for privacy by presenting the need as immutable and essentially coextensive with embarrassment. People do not need nearly the privacy they think they do. Third, if Peter’s broad view of privacy holds, then you can forget about the information age.

Recommended Citation

Lynn M. LoPucki, Commentary on Financial Privacy, 77 Wash. U. L. Q. 513 (1999).
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