Spying on Democracy Government Surveillance, Corporate Power and Public Resistance

Name: Spying on Democracy Government Surveillance, Corporate Power and Public Resistance
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ISBN: 9780872865990

ISBN-10: 0872865991

ISBN-13: 9780872865990

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Authors: Heidi Boghosian, Lewis Lapham

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What does a Texas school district have in common with Macy's new shoe department? Both use Radio Frequency Identification, aptly nicknamed "spychips." Texas embeds them in students' ID cards; Macy's inserts them in thousands of shoes. Whether pinpointing grade-schoolers' whereabouts or shoppers' spending habits, each chip has a unique ID number, giving corporations and government agencies new ways to monitor individuals' behavior.InSpying on Democracy, Heidi Boghosian documents the disturbing increase in surveillance of ordinary citizens. Many Americans might not realize the extent to which our government actively acquires personal information from telecommunications companies and other…

Book details

List price: $18.95
Publisher: City Lights Books
Publication date: 8/6/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 352
Size: 5.00" wide x 7.00" long x 0.96" tall
Weight: 0.616
Language: English