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Zusatztext "Ours is a world where surveillance is too often justified on a good guy vs bad guy! simplistic! paradigm. Macnish demonstrates the complexities in the ethics of surveillance in a thoughtful and comprehensive book that warrants careful reading by developers! users and subjects of surveillance alike." Eric Stoddart! University of St. Andrews! UK"This book provides a compelling introduction to the wide range of ethical issues raised by the ever-present surveillance technologies that are characteristic of our world. In this lucid and philosophically sophisticated text! Kevin Macnish considers the implications of not only government espionage! but also the surveillance undertaken in the pursuit of national security! commercial competition and excellence in education and! further! demonstrates the numerous ways in which the practice of surveillance raises fundamental questions for social and political philosophers.?" Adrian Walsh! University of New England! Australia Informationen zum Autor Kevin Macnish is Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Twente, The Netherlands. Klappentext Featuring case studies throughout this textbook provides a philosophical introduction to an incredibly topical issue studied by students within the fields of applied ethics, ethics of technology, privacy, security studies, politics, journalism and human geography. Zusammenfassung Featuring case studies throughout this textbook provides a philosophical introduction to an incredibly topical issue studied by students within the fields of applied ethics, ethics of technology, privacy, security studies, politics, journalism and human geography. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements Introduction Part I – Introducing the Ethics of Surveillance Chapter 1 - History of Thought on Surveillance and the Ethics of Surveillance Chapter 2 - The Wrongs of Surveillance Chapter 3 - Key Ethical Issues in Surveillance Part II – Applied Contexts Chapter 4 – International Espionage Chapter 5 – National Security Chapter 6 – Policing Chapter 7 – Social Welfare Chapter 8 – Corporate Espionage Chapter 9 – Commercial Uses Chapter 10 – Journalism Chapter 11 – Private Investigators Chapter 12 – Workplace Surveillance Chapter 13 – Surveillance in Public Places Chapter 14 – The Young and Old Conclusion Index ...
