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Dragnet nation : a quest for privacy, security, and freedom in a world of relentless surveillance / Julia Angwin.
In Dragnet Nation, award-winning investigative journalist Julia Angwin reports from the front lines of America's surveillance economy, offering 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. In a world where we can be watched in our own homes, where we can no longer keep secrets, and where we can be impersonated, financially manipulated, or even placed in a police lineup, Angwin argues that the greatest long-term danger is that we start to internalize the surveillance and censor our words and thoughts, until we lose the very freedom that makes us unique individuals. Appalled at such a prospect, Angwin conducts a series of experiments to try to protect herself, ranging from quitting Google to carrying a “burner” phone, showing how difficult it is for an average citizen to resist the dragnets' reach. --Amazon.com.
Record details
- ISBN: 1250060869
- ISBN: 9781250060860
- Physical Description: 298 pgs. ; 21 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2015.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-282) and index. |
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Subject: | Privacy, Right of. Electronic surveillance. National security > Moral and ethical aspects. |