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Surveillance or security? the risks posed by new wiretapping technologies

In this book, the author argues that in embarking on an unprecedented effort to build surveillance capabilities deeply into communications infrastructure, the U.S. government is opting for short-term security and creating dangerous long-term risks. Landau describes what makes communications security...

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Main Author: Landau, Susan Eva (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. MIT Press 2013
Edition:Paperback edition
Subjects:
Telecommunication > Security measures > United States
Wiretapping > United States
Data encryption (Computer science) > Government policy > United States
Electronic surveillance > Political aspects > United States
Computer crimes > Risk assessment > United States
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Communication networks and their architectures
  • Securing the Internet is difficult
  • Wiretaps and the law
  • The effectiveness of wiretapping
  • Evolving communications technologies
  • Who are the intruders? what are they targeting?
  • Security risks arising from wiretapping technology
  • Policy risks arising from wiretapping
  • Communication during crisis
  • Getting communications security right
  • Epilogue.

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