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Title:
The electronic privacy papers : documents on the battle for privacy in the age of surveillance
Publication Information:
New York : Wiley, 1997
ISBN:
9780471122975
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"Wiley Computer Publishing"

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Summary

Summary

A collection of previously unreleased documents dealing with privacy in the Information Age.

Trying to keep up with the advancements in cryptography and digital telephony, the government has advocated controversial new tools that will allow them to monitor electronic communications. On the other side of the spectrum, privacy advocates are vehemently opposed to any government monitoring whatsoever. This book is a carefully selected and annotated collection of documents from both the government and the industry, enabling readers to fully understand governmental policies and how these will impact individuals and companies involved with the Internet.


Author Notes

Bruce Schneier is a Fellow at the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard Law School and the CTO of Resilient Systems, Inc. He is a security expert and author of numerous books including Beyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World, Carry On: Sound Advice from Schneier on Security, and Data and Goliath: The Hidden Battles to Capture Your Data and Control Your World.

(Bowker Author Biography)


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Library Journal Review

This is not an academically neutral book on the subject of privacy. Both Schneier and Banisar are security and privacy advocates of long standing, and they like to refer to the information superhighway as the information "snooperhighway." Here, they have collected previously classified documents from both government and industry sources. Coverage includes digital wiretapping, E-mail security, cryptography, the National Security Administration's perspective on telecommunications, the clipper chip, softkey escrow, and much more. Recommended for all libraries. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.


Table of Contents

Partial table of contents
Privacy and the Information Snooperhighway
Roadblocks on the Information Superhighway
Wiretapping
Overview of Wiretapping
Lobbying for Surveillance: The Digital Telephony Proposal
Digital Telephony: The Public Response
Cryptography
Cryptography: The Cure for the Common Bug
The Battle for Control of Cryptography
Early Skirmishes
The Clipper Chip Proposal
Clipping the Clipper: Public Response to Desktop Surveillance
Putting the Genie Back in the Bottle: Export Controls on Cryptography
Atom Bombs, Fighter Planes, Machines Guns, and Cryptography: Export Controls
Big Brother as the Keeper of the Keys: Will the Government Take Over Crypto?
Banning Cryptography
Software Key Escrow
Epilog
Bibliography of Books and Articles on Wiretapping and Cryptography
Index