Persuasion and Privacy in Cyberspace - The Online Protests Over Lotus Marketplace and the Clipper Chip

What happens when the Internet is used as a forum for public debate? Does the speed and power of computer-mediated communication foster democratic discourse and protest? This fascinating book examines two examples of social action on the Internet in order to evaluate the impact of the Net on our social and political life. Zusammenfassung An examination of two examples of social action on the Internet -the organized protests against Lotus MarketPlace and the Clipper chip -in order to evaluate the impact of the net on our social and political life.

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• Authors: Gurak, Laura J. Gurak, GURAK LAURA J, Gurak Laura J.
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.02.1999
• EAN: 9780300078640
• ISBN: 978-0-300-07864-0
• No. of pages: 198
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > IT, data processing > IT; Ethical & social aspects of IT, COMPUTERS / Social Aspects, Internet Guides & Online Services, Internet guides and online services, COMPUTERS / Internet / Web Services & APIs