Government Surveillance, Corporate Power, and Public Resistance
Until the watershed leak of top-secret documents by Edward Snowden to the "Guardian UK" and the "Washington Post," most Americans did not realize the extent to which our government is actively acquiring personal information from telecommunications companies and other corporations.
Saving Democracy With Digital Literacy
The electronic age compels us to confront the delicate balance between the convenience of constant connectivity and the protection of personal privacy, security, and democracy itself. Presented as a two-fold concern of digital and civic literacy, surveillance and privacy expert Heidi Boghosian argues that our fight to uphold democracy must…
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Myths Made in America
And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy
An accessible guide that breaks down the complex issues around mass surveillance and data privacy and explores the negative consequences it can have on individual citizens and their communities. No one is exempt from data mining: by owning a smartphone, or using social media or a credit card, we hand…
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City Lights Open Media
Government Surveillance, Corporate Power and Public Resistance
Until the watershed leak of top-secret documents by Edward Snowden to the Guardian UK and the Washington Post, most Americans did not realize the extent to which our government is actively acquiring personal information from telecommunications companies and other corporations. As made startlingly clear, the National Security Agency (NSA) has collected information on…
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