IT-Security and Privacy: Design and Use of Privacy-Enhancing Security Mechanisms

Invasion of privacy and misuse of personal data are among the most obvious negative effects of today's information and communication technologies. Besides technical issues from a variety of fields, privacy legislation, depending on national activities and often lacking behind technical progress, plays an important role in designing, implementing, and using privacy-enhancing systems.

Taking into account technical aspects from IT security, this book presents in detail a formal task-based pri...