(P/B) THE CLOSING OF THE NET

Παρουσίαση

This inspirational book provides the backstory to current attempts by states and corporations to control the Internet. It explains key issues such as privacy, net neutrality and copyright in a way that is accessible to non-experts, as well as providing a clear, authoritative context for academic study.
The Closing of the Net explains:
Why apps are never 'free', and how data profiling got into politics
How the entertainment industries went head-to-head with Internet companies over online copyright
Why we got the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and why Europe has stronger privacy laws than the US
How post-Snowden surveillance politics is embedded in data retention law
Why net neutrality matters
How cloud service Megaupload was brought down
Monica Horten's compelling account of these issues concludes with an outline of the risks we face in the future if monitoring and blocking of the Internet becomes the norm. And the results are chilling. This book is a must-read for all followers of cyber-policy, and is suitable for courses addressing digital media and society, communications policy, Internet and copyright law. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

Acknowledgements
Acronyms and Abbreviations
1 Power and the Internet
2 Private Lives, Public Policy
3 The PRISM Agenda
4 Surveillance Liabilities
5 Not Neutrality Under Pressure
6 Filtering Policy
7 The Cooperation Agenda
8 Blocking Judgements
9 A Dark Cloud
10 Closing Pressures
Notes
References
Index