Data and Goliath

Informationen zum Autor Bruce Schneier is a renowned security technologist who has written over one dozen books, including the New York Times bestseller Data and Goliath and Click Here to Kill Everybody . He teaches at the Harvard Kennedy School and lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Klappentext Data is everywhere. We create it every time we go online, turn our phone on (or off) or pay with a credit card. This data is stored, studied, bought and sold by companies and governments for surveillance and for control. "Foremost security expert" (Wired) Bruce Schneier shows how this data has led to a double-edged Internet-a Web that gives power to the people but is abused by the institutions on which those people depend. In Data and Goliath, Schneier reveals the full extent of surveillance, censorship and propaganda in society today, examining the risks of cybercrime, cyberterrorism and cyberwar. He shares technological, legal and social solutions that can help shape a more equal, private and secure world. Zusammenfassung A shocking look at the ways governments and organisations track and control us and the ways we can fight back.

Product details

• Authors: Bruce Schneier
• Publisher: Norton and Co Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.03.2016
• EAN: 9780393352177
• ISBN: 978-0-393-35217-7
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 210 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, COMPUTERS / Security / General, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Social Aspects, Impact of science & technology on society, Impact of science and technology on society, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Computer security, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Technology Studies, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects