The 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 p.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, Va. : Pluto Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

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 closely monitored. Since September 11th 2001, surveillance has intensified further. Yet although individuals, groups, governments and states are more closely monitored, our security is not assured. This book explores the vast range of issues related to increased surveillance. 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'? Focusing on these and other issues such as paedophilia, money-laundering, information warfare, cybercrime, and related legislation, this book spotlights benefits and costs of surveillance, and suggests how it is likely to develop in the future.

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:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

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

ISBN:

9781849641746

1849641749

9780585489575

0585489572

OCLC:

53977689