In this fascinating book, David Brin, a respected futurist and author of the SF novel "The Postman", advances an argument that's sure to cause debate: In this wired world, the best way to preserve our freedom is to give up our privacy.
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In this fascinating book, David Brin, a respected futurist and author of the SF novel "The Postman", advances an argument that's sure to cause debate: In this wired world, the best way to preserve our freedom is to give up our privacy.
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Add this copy of The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to to cart. $24.98, good condition, Sold by Wonder Book - Member ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Frederick, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1998 by Basic Books (AZ).
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Near fine in fine dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed 'For Josh-go explore! ' by the author on title page. 1st edition, 1st printing, complete number line. Dust jacket as new in protective mylar sleeve. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. Audience: General/trade. The Freedom of Speech Award-and McGannon Communication Award-winning nonfiction book by the Hugo-, Locus-, Campbell-, and and Nebula Award-winning science fiction author ('The Postman', 'Existence'). Rare signed. Where possible, all books come with dust jacket in a clear protective plastic sleeve, sealed in a ziplock bag, wrapped in bubble wrap, shipped in a box.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Black mark on bottom edge. DJ has slight edge wear and soiling. vi, 378 p. Notes. Index. A respected futurist advances an argument sure to cause debatein a wired world, the best way to preserve our freedom will be to give up our privacy. In The Transparent Society, award-winning author David Brin details the startling argument that privacy, far from being a right, hampers the real foundation of a civil society: accountability. Using examples as disparate as security cameras in Scotland and Gay Pride events in Tucson, Brin shows that openness is far more liberating than secrecy and advocates for a society in which everyone (not just the government and not just the rich) could look over everyone elses shoulders. The biggest threat to our society, he warns, is that surveillance technology will be used by too few people not by too many. 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, wont really preserve our privacy. Governments, the wealthy, criminals, and the techno-elite will still find ways to watch us. But well have fewer ways to watch them. Well lose the key to a free society: accountability. The Transparent Society is a call for reciprocal transparency. If police cameras watch us, shouldnt we be able to watch police stations? If credit bureaus sell our data, shouldn't we know who buys it? Rather than cling to an illusion of anonymity-a historical anomaly, given our origins in close-knit villages-we should focus on guarding the most important forms of privacy and preserving mutual accountability. The biggest threat to our freedo.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the Title page. Signature only A First edition, First printing. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Fore edges have a tiny bit of shelf wear. Interior is clean and legible. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Near Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Dust Jacket is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
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Near Fine. Book. Signed by Author(s) Excellent Copy-Softcover-Uncorrected Proof/Advance Reading Copy-Signed By The Author On The Title Page. Signature Only. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Have The Tiniest Bit Of Shelf Wear. Page Edges Have Been Turned, Very Light Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered.
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