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The Transparent Society
David Brin
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Description for The Transparent Society
Paperback. A respected futurist advances an argument sure to cause debate--in a wired world, the best way to preserve our freedom will be to give up our privacy. Num Pages: 384 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JHM; JPVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 141 x 21. Weight in Grams: 443.
In New York and Baltimore, police cameras scan public areas twenty-four hours a day. Huge commercial databases track you finances and sell that information to anyone willing to pay. Host sites on the World Wide Web record every page you view, and smart" toll roads know where you drive. Every day, new technology nibbles at our privacy.Does that make you nervous? David Brin is worried, but not just about privacy. He fears that society will overreact to these technologies by restricting the flow of information, frantically enforcing a reign of secrecy. Such measures, he warns, won't really preserve our ... Read more
In New York and Baltimore, police cameras scan public areas twenty-four hours a day. Huge commercial databases track you finances and sell that information to anyone willing to pay. Host sites on the World Wide Web record every page you view, and smart" toll roads know where you drive. Every day, new technology nibbles at our privacy.Does that make you nervous? David Brin is worried, but not just about privacy. He fears that society will overreact to these technologies by restricting the flow of information, frantically enforcing a reign of secrecy. Such measures, he warns, won't really preserve our ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
The Perseus Books Group United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780738201443
SKU
V9780738201443
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Ref
99-1
About David Brin
David Brin has a Ph.D. in physics, but is best known for his science fiction. His books include the New York Times bestseller The Uplift War, Hugo Award-winner Startide Rising, and The Postman. He lives in Encinitas, California.
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