Search results for “[Subject: privacy]”

• Author(s): Amitai Etzioni • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Civil RightsPrivacy is perhaps the most hallowed of American rights -- and most people are concerned that new technologies available to governments and...

• Author(s): Anne Wells Branscomb • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: ReferenceDrawing on eleven case studies, a communications lawyer addresses the issue of who owns information, explaining the ramifications of the...

• Author(s): David Brin • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Future StudiesIn New York and Baltimore, police cameras scan public areas twenty-four hours a day. Huge commercial databases track you finances and sell th...

• Author(s): Clay Calvert • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Popular CultureFrom 24-hour-a-day "girl cam" sites on the World Wide Web to trash-talk television shows like "Jerry Springer" and reality television prog...

• Author(s): Christian Parenti • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Intelligence & EspionageOn a typical day, you might make a call on a cell phone, withdraw money at an ATM, visit the mall, and make a purchase w...

• Author(s): Paul Starr • Publisher: Basic Books • Publisher Imprint: Basic Books • BISAC: Media StudiesAmerica's leading role in today's information revolution may seem simply to reflect its position as the world's dominant economy and most powe...