The Digital Person

Archival Summary & Scope

Electronic databases relentlessly compile personal data from our online activities, creating comprehensive "digital dossiers"—a term coined by author Daniel J. Solove. These profiles, detailing our activities, interests, and preferences, are used for background checks, credit assessments, marketing, and critical life decisions, yet their creation and use remain largely unchecked. Solove argues that this pervasive data collection poses a grave threat to privacy in the Information Age. In *The Digital Person*, he redefines privacy for the modern era and proposes legal reforms to protect individual rights while preserving the benefits of our digital world. This is the first volume in the EX MACHINA: LAW, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY series.