The Electronic Privacy Papers: Documents on the Battle for Privacy in the Age of Surveillance

Schneier, Bruce, and Banisar, David

ISBN 10: 0471122971 / ISBN 13: 9780471122975

Edité par Wiley Computer Publishing; john Wiley & Sons, inc, New York, NY, 1997

A propos de cet article

Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. xvii, [1], 747, [1] p. Illustrations. Bibliography of Books and Articles on Wiretapping and Cryptography. Index. Foreword by the Honorable John Anderson. From Wikipedia: "Bruce Schneier (born January 15, 1963) is an American cryptographer, computer security and privacy specialist, and writer. He is the author of several books on general security topics, computer security and cryptography. Schneier is a fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School, He is also a contributing writer for The Guardian news organization." The Privacy Papers addresses United States Federal politics, and only the areas of wiretapping and cryptography. The topics covered are wiretapping and the Digital Telephony proposals, the Clipper Chip, and other controls on cryptography (such as export controls and software key escrow proposals). The documents included are broad overviews of the issues, some of them written just for this volume. There are documents from government bodies. There are documents (some with backed out portions) which tell the story of what happened behind the scenes.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Electronic Privacy Papers: Documents on the Battle for Privacy in the Age of Surveillance
• Éditeur: Wiley Computer Publishing; john Wiley & Sons, inc, New York, NY
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0471122971
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780471122975
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First edition. First printing [stated].
• État de l'article: Very good. No dust jacket.
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • Surveillance

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Synopsis

Advancements in cryptography and the digital telephone could make it nearly impossible for law enforcement and regulatory agencies to monitor electronic communications, as they are capable of doing with traditional communications technologies. Governments around the world are already looking at new tools to guarantee such access, but these tools could seriously compromise communications privacy for both individuals and companies. In keeping with the nature of this topic, this text has been written by the President of a data security firm (Schneier) and an active attorney (Banisar). Together they have compiled a collection of previously secret government and industry documents detailing initiatives and strategies in this area.

Quatrième de couverture

Edited by internationally recognized security expert Bruce Schneier and privacy advocate David Banisar, this is the definitive collection of critical and previously classified government and industry documents. It enables you to fully understand government policies and their impact on both individuals and companies involved with the Internet. The Electronic Privacy Papers offers readers a close look at regulatory and technical issues, including:
∗ The economic and political rationale for demanding digital wire tapping and surveillance
∗ The legal foundations of, and limitations to, government surveillance·
∗ Government strategies for soliciting cooperation from telephone companies and equipment manufacturers
∗ Which policies that industries and individuals can expect the government to pursue in the future

The Electronic Privacy Papers includes excerpts from the House Judiciary Committee report on the digital telephony bill, the final text of the bill, the FBI′s wish list for electronic surveillance, U.S. cryptography policy statements from the White House, and many other government documents. The Electronic Privacy Papers is must reading for anyone involved with public policy and the delivery of online information.