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The Transparent Society (1998) is a non-fiction book by the science-fiction author David Brin in which he forecasts social transparency and some degree of erosion of privacy, as it is overtaken by low-cost surveillance, communication and database technology, and proposes new institutions and practices that he believes would provide benefits that would more than compensate for lost privacy.
Intercept: The Secret History of Computers and Spies (published as Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage in the United States) is a 2015 non-fiction book by the historian and BBC journalist Gordon Corera about the history of digital covert operations.
The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State is a non-fiction book by American journalist Shane Harris, published in 2010.It details the rise of surveillance programs in the U.S. Author Harris had previously served as a writer for outfits such as Foreign Policy, National Journal, and The Washingtonian.
The concept of smart cities is inherently tied to mass surveillance. The benefits derived from smart city technology are dependent on constant data flows captured and aggregated by sensors, cameras and tracking applications. [12] This persistence surveillance however, raises a number of privacy issues.
Mass surveillance in popular culture is a common theme. There are numerous novels, nonfiction books, films, TV shows, and video games, all taking a critical view of surveillance . Some well known examples include George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (1948), Peter Jackson's film adaptations of The Lord of the Rings (2001–2003), and ...
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If the media-outlets are not constantly looking for stories that fulfill consumer needs, then they are scrutinized. In addition to the surveillance aspect of news dissemination, therein is the notion that "needs" drive the network of power: both the media outlets and consumers have needs that are fulfilled by broadcasting the news.
One Nation Under Surveillance: A New Social Contract to Defend Freedom Without Sacrificing Liberty is a book by Simon Chesterman, Dean and Professor at the National University of Singapore Faculty of Law. Oxford University Press published the book in March 2011. It examines what limits—if any—should be placed on a government's efforts to ...