Privacy and the media / Andrew McStay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McStay, Andrew, 1975- author.

Series:

Sage knowledge.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Privacy, Right of.

Digital media--Social aspects.

Digital media.

Information technology--Social aspects.

Information technology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Publications, 2017.

Summary:

Questions of privacy are critical to the study of contemporary media and society. When we're more and more connected to devices and to content, it's increasingly important to understand how information about ourselves is being collected, transmitted, processed, and mediated. Privacy and the Media equips students to do just that, providing a comprehensive overview of both the theory and reality of privacy and the media in the 21st Century. Offering a rich overview of this crucial and topical relationship, Andy McStay: -- Explores the foundational topics of journalism, the Snowden leaks, and encryption by companies such as Apple -- Considers commercial applications including behavioural advertising, big data, algorithms, and the role of platforms such as Google and Facebook -- Introduces the role of the body ...

Contents:

part 1. Journalism, surveillance and politics of encryption

part 2. Commercial dimensions of privacy and media

part 3. The role of the body.

Notes:

Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.

Description based on MARC record for print version.

Other Format:

Print version :

ISBN:

9781526401816 (ebook) :

OCLC:

1017712473

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.