Banisar, David2015-11-182015-11-182011https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23022The right to privacy and the right to information are both essential human rights in the modern information society. For the most part, these two rights complement each other in holding governments accountable to individuals. But there is a potential conflict between these rights when there is a demand for access to personal information held by government bodies. Where the two rights overlap, states need to develop mechanisms for identifying core issues to limit conflicts and for balancing the rights. This paper examines legislative and structural means to better define and balance the rights to privacy and information.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOCIVIL LIBERTIESPUBLIC INTERESTE-MAILANNUAL REPORTDATA PROCESSINGSUPERVISIONMATERIALSANNUAL REPORTSLAW ENFORCEMENTGOVERNMENTABBREVIATIONSVIDEOWEB SITESPOLITICAL RIGHTSINFORMATIONPRIVACY RIGHTSCONTENTSMENUPRIVACYIMAGEINFORMATION PROTECTIONCONTENTDISCLOSUREPERSONAL INFORMATIONINFORMATION SYSTEMSDIRECT CONNECTIONCOMPUTERKNOWLEDGENEW TECHNOLOGIESCOMMUNICATIONSINSTITUTIONSTIME PERIODSDATAADVERTISINGPUBLIC INFORMATIONGOVERNMENT POLICYCOMPUTERSTELECOMMUNICATIONSELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATIONDOCUMENTIDENTIFICATION NUMBERSPRIVACY PROTECTIONECONOMIC COOPERATIONCOMPUTER NETWORKSINFORMATION CENTERLICENSESITECASESDOCUMENTSHISTORIANSMARKETINGUNAUTHORIZED ACCESSCONSULTANTWEBTECHNOLOGY COMPANIESRESEARCHPROTECTION OF PRIVACYMATERIALSTANDARDSGOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITYARTICLEDATABASESCLASSIFICATIONADMINISTRATIVE COSTSTELEPHONEPRIVATE INFORMATIONACCESS TO INFORMATIONGOVERNMENT SERVICESPUBLISHINGTRANSACTIONSPHONETECHNOLOGYINTERNATIONAL STANDARDSTECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPDFRELIABILITYFRAUDINSPECTIONDESCRIPTIONSCONTACT INFORMATIONTRANSPARENCYPERSONAL DATA PROTECTIONRESULTSFAIR HANDLINGPRIVACY ISSUESCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIESREPAIRNETWORKSELECTRONIC FRONTIERINDEXFAXPERSONAL DATACOLLECTION OF DATARESEARCHERSBEST PRACTICEEMAILSPRIVATE SECTORGOVERNMENT BODIESCASEINTERNETADMINISTRATIONRESULTCONCEPTHUMAN RIGHTSNATIONAL LAWSACRONYMSFREEDOM OF INFORMATIONSECURITYBLOGBUSINESSPEER-TO-PEERACTIVISTSPERFORMANCEPUBLIC ADMINISTRATIONPUBLIC INTEREST IN DISCLOSURECAMINNOVATIONINSTITUTIONSITESINFORMATION POLICYDISCLOSURESACRONYMCOMMUNICATIONNEW TECHNOLOGYGOVERNMENT INFORMATIONFLOW OF INFORMATIONPUBLIC ACCOUNTABILITYPHOTODATABASEINFORMATION SOCIETYTECHNOLOGIESIDENTITY THEFTPUBLIC CONFIDENCEPRIVATE SECTORSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/23022