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Author:

Angwin, Julia.

Title:

Dragnet nation : a quest for privacy, security, and freedom in a world of relentless surveillance / Julia Angwin.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Times BooksHenry Holt and Company,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

289 pages ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Privacy, Right of.
Electronic surveillance.
National security--Moral and ethical aspects.
Information technology--Moral and ethical aspects.
Civil rights.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 225-274) and index.

Contents:

Hacked -- A short history of tracking -- State of surveillance -- Freedom of association -- Threat models -- The audit -- The first line of defense -- Leaving Google -- Introducing Ida -- Pocket litter -- Opting out -- The hall of mirrors -- Lonely codes -- Fighting fear -- The unfairness doctrine.

Summary:

Online ads from websites you've visited... smartphones and cars transmitting your location... data-gathering surveillance operations across the Internet and on your phone lines. You are being watched.... Angwin offers a revelatory and unsettling look at how the government, private companies, and even criminals use technology to indiscriminately sweep up vast amounts of our personal data.

ISBN:

0805098070 (hardcover)
9780805098075 (hardcover)

LCCN:

2013042041

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