Examines the practice, meaning, and legal performance of privacy and data protection in an international perspective. - Съдържа: A general survey of video surveillance law in the United States -- Privacy and data protection in the workplace : the US case -- Video surveillance and privacy protection in Canada -- Switching off the surveillance society? Legal regulation of CCTV in the United Kingdom -- Camera surveillance in the Netherlands -- Privacy and data protection at the workplace : the Netherlands -- Camera surveillance and workplace privacy in Belgium -- Privacy and data protection at the workplace in Germany -- Privacy and data protection at the workplace in Hungary -- Personal data protection in the workplace in Italy -- Video surveillance and related privacy and data protection issues : the Italian experience -- Analysis of the country reports.*