List of Tables List of Figures Preface Notes on Contributors Introduction; D.Neyland , D.Guagnin , L.Hempel , C.Ilten , I.Kroener & H.Postigo The Meaning of 'Accountability' in the Information Privacy Context; C.Raab The Accountability Approach to Privacy and Data Assumptions and Caveats; C.J.Bennett The Accountability Principle in Data Protection Origin, Development and Future Directions; J.Alhadeff , B.V.Alsenoy & J.Dumortier The Challenges of Working out Surveillance and Accountability in Theory and Practice; D.Neyland Bridging the We Need to Get Together; D.Guagnin , L.Hempel C.Ilten Privacy and Trust In Sociotechnical Systems of Accountability; P.M.Regan & D.G.Johnson Maintaining Sovereignty over Personal Data in Social Networking Sites; E.AImeur , S.Gambs & A.Ho 'Cold Intimacies': Community Notification, Satellite Tracking and the Ruined Privacy of Sex Offenders; M.Nellis Electronic Health Records - The Case for Accountability in Hospitals; A.Dix Accountability and System New Concepts in Data Protection Law and Human Rights Law; P.De Hert Accountability and Independence of Data Protection Authorities - A Trade-off?; P.Schütz Beyond Accountability, the Return to Privacy?; R.Gellert & S.Gutwirth