In the aftermath of the Edward Snowden leaks, the Obama administration has been hard pressed to yield to greater transparency and openness to constructive change. This book provides a catalyst toward greater transparency, increased public awareness of the urgent need for constructive change, and the insight into what such change would require.

Autorentext

Elliot D. Cohen, Ph.D. specializes in information technology and mass media ethics. His many published works include Mass Surveillance and State Control: The Total Information Awareness Project (2010). Author of several technology patents related to the protection of electronic privacy, he has written extensively on foreign intelligence surveillance law.

Inhalt
Introduction: Why Privacy Matters 1. A History of the Mass Warrantless Surveillance Network 2. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Law 3. Network Searches and Applications 4. Transparency of Policies and Practices 5. Democracy in Cyberspace 6. Next Generation Technologies 7. The Technological Imperative 8. Network Surveillance Regulations