Intensification of surveillance : crime, terrorism and warfare in the information age / edited by Kirstie Ball and Frank Webster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ball, Kirstie.

Webster, Frank.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privacy, Right of.

Electronic surveillance--Social aspects.

Electronic surveillance.

Social control.

War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.

Physical Description:

vii, 176 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, 2003.

Summary:

Our public and private lives are under surveillance as never before. Whether we are shopping with a credit card, walking down the street or emailing a colleague at work, our activities are monitored. Surveillance has become more routine, more integrated and more intrusive. It is vital to ask how and why this should be so, and assess what the consequences are. Since 11 September 2001 surveillance has intensified. Yet although individuals, groups, governments and states are more closely monitored, our security is not assured. Many people feel bewildered by the pace of change and the sheer scale of surveillance today. How does it benefit us and does it encroach on our individual rights? This book provides some answers. The contributors explore the spread of electronic surveillance in the often overlapping areas of crime, terrorism and contemporary warfare.

What is going on in an area clouded by secrecy from the state and complacent reassurances from corporations? How do we track suspects and combat crime without also eroding our civil liberties and sacrificing our rights to privacy? Does electronic tagging of prisoners work? What are retailers up to with 'lifestyle profiling'? The contributors highlight key points such as the close alignment of military and commercial organisations in national security arrangements, and the vital role of the media in profiling security issues. Exploring various topics including money-laundering, information warfare and cybercrime, this book spotlights benefits and costs of surveillance, and suggests how it is likely to develop in the future. Experts from Europe and America offer an international perspective on what is now a worldwide issue, making this book of interest to a wide range of people including legal practitioners, law enforcement agencies, policymakers, activists, academics and students across the social sciences.

Contents:

The intensification of surveillance / Kirstie Ball and Frank Webster

Surveillance after September 11th / David Lyon

Data-mining and surveillance in the post 9-11 environment / Oscar Gandy

Joined-up surveillance? / Charles Raab

'They don't even know we're there': the electronic monitoring of offenders in England and Wales / Mike Nellis

Information warfare, surveillance and human rights / Frank Webster

Mapping out cybercrimes in a cyberspatial surveillant assemblage / David Wall.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-168) and index.

ISBN:

0745319955

0745319947

OCLC:

51983534