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Cellular Convergence and the Death of Privacy

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2013
ISBN
0199915350, 9780199915354
LCC
KF2780.W53 2013
Open Library ID
OL26168694M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2743444 bytes)
Pages
634\634
Orientation
portrait
Paginated
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2024-05-22 23:23:53

Description

Cellular technology has always been a surveillance technology, but "cellular convergence" - the growing trend for all forms of communication to consolidate onto the cellular handset - has dramatically increased the impact of that surveillance. In Cellular Convergence and the Death of Privac y, Stephen Wicker explores this unprecedented threat to privacy from three distinct but overlapping perspectives: the technical, the legal, and the social. Professor Wicker first describes cellular technology and cellular surveillance using language accessible to non-specialists. He then examines current legislation and Supreme Court jurisprudence that form the framework for discussions about rights in the context of cellular surveillance. Lastly, he addresses the social impact of surveillance on individual users. The story he tells is one of a technology that is changing the face of politics and economics, but in ways that remain highly uncertain.

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