Internet and Surveillance: The Challenges of Web 2.0 and Social Media

by Anders Albrechtslund, Marisol Sandoval, Kees Boersma, et al.

Book Overview

The Internet has been transformed in the past years from a system primarily oriented on information provision into a medium for communication and community-building. The notion of "Web 2.0," social software, and social networking sites such as Facebook, Twitter and MySpace have emerged in this context. With such platforms comes the massive provision and storage of personal data that are systematically evaluated, marketed, and used for targeting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415633648
• ISBN13: 9780415633642
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"