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Surveillance Valley by Yasha Levine NEW Paperback

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Brand new: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See the ...
Original Language
English
Type
Novel
Intended Audience
Young Adults
ISBN
9781610398022

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Public Affairs
ISBN-10
1610398025
ISBN-13
9781610398022
eBay Product ID (ePID)
236912185

Product Key Features

Book Title
Surveillance Valley : the Secret Military History of the Internet
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Military Science, Internet / General, Security / Online Safety & Privacy, Sociology / General, Military / General, Privacy & Surveillance (See Also Social Science / Privacy & Surveillance), Remote Sensing & Geographic Information Systems, Security (National & International)
Genre
Political Science, Computers, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, History
Author
Yasha Levine
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
22.1 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2017-052227
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
355.34320285
Synopsis
The internet is the most effective weapon the government has ever built. In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project. A visionary intelligence officer, William Godel, realized that the key to winning the war in Vietnam was not outgunning the enemy, but using new information technology to understand their motives and anticipate their movements. This idea -- using computers to spy on people and groups perceived as a threat, both at home and abroad -- drove ARPA to develop the internet in the 1960s, and continues to be at the heart of the modern internet we all know and use today. As Levine shows, surveillance wasn't something that suddenly appeared on the internet; it was woven into the fabric of the technology. But this isn't just a story about the NSA or other domestic programs run by the government. As the book spins forward in time, Levine examines the private surveillance business that powers tech-industry giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon, revealing how these companies spy on their users for profit, all while doing double duty as military and intelligence contractors. Levine shows that the military and Silicon Valley are effectively inseparable: a military-digital complex that permeates everything connected to the internet, even coopting and weaponizing the antigovernment privacy movement that sprang up in the wake of Edward Snowden. With deep research, skilled storytelling, and provocative arguments, Surveillance Valley will change the way you think about the news -- and the device on which you read it., The internet is the most effective weapon the government has ever built. In this fascinating book, investigative reporter Yasha Levine uncovers the secret origins of the internet, tracing it back to a Pentagon counterinsurgency surveillance project. A visionary intelligence officer, William Godel, realized that the key to winning the war in Vietnam was not outgunning the enemy, but using new information technology to understand their motives and anticipate their movements. This idea--using computers to spy on people and groups perceived as a threat, both at home and abroad--drove ARPA to develop the internet in the 1960s, and continues to be at the heart of the modern internet we all know and use today. As Levine shows, surveillance wasn't something that suddenly appeared on the internet; it was woven into the fabric of the technology. But this isn't just a story about the NSA or other domestic programs run by the government. As the book spins forward in time, Levine examines the private surveillance business that powers tech-industry giants like Google, Facebook, and Amazon, revealing how these companies spy on their users for profit, all while doing double duty as military and intelligence contractors. Levine shows that the military and Silicon Valley are effectively inseparable: a military-digital complex that permeates everything connected to the internet, even coopting and weaponizing the antigovernment privacy movement that sprang up in the wake of Edward Snowden. With deep research, skilled storytelling, and provocative arguments, Surveillance Valley will change the way you think about the news--and the device on which you read it.
LC Classification Number
TK7882.E2L48 2018

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