Books with title 21st-Century Surveillance Technologies

"The new ways governments, law enforcement agencies, and businesses can keep tabs on people is jaw dropping. This book examines the many new methods of data collection, the rationale behind developing them, the pros and cons of developing these new technologies, and the difficulties of restricting the use of these technologies before laws can be passed to protect citizens from abuses. This technology is getting more sophisticated as well as more common, leaving us to wonder if it really is a progressive development"--

This title looks at the social and moral implications of recent scientific advances in the field of surveillance.Issues dealt with include:Government surveillance, espionage, ID cardsSound spying including neural network bugs and phone tappingSpy satellites, including the powerful and very secret ECHELON systemCCTV including face recognition and algorithmic surveillanceCorporate surveillance including surveillance of e-mails, loyalty cards and software to spy on employees.