Surveillance or Security?: The Risks Posed by New Wiretapping Technologies

by Susan Landau and Bridge Professor in Cyber Security and Policy Susan Landau

Book Overview

How, in the name of greater security, our current electronic surveillance policies are creating major security risks.

Digital communications are the lifeblood of modern society. We "meet up" online, tweet our reactions millions of times a day, connect through social networking rather than in person. Large portions of business and commerce have moved to the Web, and much of our critical infrastructure, including the electric power grid,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262015307
• ISBN13: 9780262015301
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 383 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher