Why Privacy Matters explores the importance of privacy in an age where companies and governments are constantly seeking information about us. The author, Neil Richards, shows how the fight for privacy is a fight for power that will determine what our future will look like, and whether it will remain fair and free. Richards explains how good privacy rules can promote the essential human values of identity, power, freedom, and trust. If you're interested in a topic that is at the center of so many current problems, this book is essential reading.