American spies : modern surveillance, why you should care, and what to do about it /

US intelligence agencies - the eponymous American spies - are exceedingly aggressive, pushing and sometimes bursting through the technological, legal and political boundaries of lawful surveillance. Written for a general audience by a surveillance law expert, this book educates readers about how the...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
1. Verfasser:
Granick, Jennifer Stisa
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.
Zusammenfassung:
US intelligence agencies - the eponymous American spies - are exceedingly aggressive, pushing and sometimes bursting through the technological, legal and political boundaries of lawful surveillance. Written for a general audience by a surveillance law expert, this book educates readers about how the reality of modern surveillance differs from popular understanding. Weaving the history of American surveillance - from J. Edgar Hoover through the tragedy of September 11th to the fusion centers and mosque infiltrators of today - the book shows that mass surveillance and democracy are fundamentally incompatible. Granick shows how surveillance law has fallen behind while surveillance technology has given American spies vast new powers. She skillfully guides the reader through proposals for reining in massive surveillance with the ultimate goal of surveillance reform.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xiii, 339 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Anmerkungen:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Apr 2017).
ISBN:
9781316216088 (ebook)
DOI:
10.1017/9781316216088
Schlagworte:
Snowden, Edward J., > 1983-
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