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"I have nothing to hide" : and 20 other myths about surveillance and privacy / Heidi Boghosian.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston : Beacon Press, [2021]Copyright date: �2021Description: 233 pagesContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0807061263 (pbk.)
  • 9780807061268 (pbk.)
Other title:
  • I have nothing to hide : and 20 other myths about surveillance and privacy
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.1/0630973 23
LOC classification:
  • TK7882.E2 B64 2021
Contents:
Myth 1, "Smart homes are more secure" -- Myth 2, "I have nothing to hide, so I have nothing to fear"-- Myth 3, "Encryption and anonymity tools--those are for terrorists!" -- Myth 4, "We should worry about government, not corporate, surveillance" -- Myth 5, "The USA doesn't have national ID numbers" -- Myth 6, "Surveillance drones are just for war" -- Myth 7, "Surveillance makes the nation safer" -- Myth 8, "No one wants to spy on kids" -- Myth 9, "Police don't monitor social media" -- Myth 10, "Biometrics technologies are foolproof" -- Myth 11, "Metadata doesn't reveal much about me" -- Myth 12, "The Constitution protects reporters and their sources" -- Myth 13, "The attorney-client privilege is sacrosanct" -- Myth 14, "They can't design devices and platforms for privacy" -- Myth 15, "Congress and courts protect us from surveillance" -- Myth 16, "Surveillance doesn't influence how I act" -- Myth 17, "Teenagers don't care about privacy" -- Myth 18, "Surveillance affects everyone equally" -- Myth 19, ""If You See Something, Say Something"" is a civic duty" -- Myth 20, "Surveillance can't predict future behavior" -- Myth 21, "There's nothing I can do to stop surveillance."
Summary: "Dispels widespread myths about mass surveillance, privacy, and autonomy in the digital age"--Provided by publisher.
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Myth 1, "Smart homes are more secure" -- Myth 2, "I have nothing to hide, so I have nothing to fear"-- Myth 3, "Encryption and anonymity tools--those are for terrorists!" -- Myth 4, "We should worry about government, not corporate, surveillance" -- Myth 5, "The USA doesn't have national ID numbers" -- Myth 6, "Surveillance drones are just for war" -- Myth 7, "Surveillance makes the nation safer" -- Myth 8, "No one wants to spy on kids" -- Myth 9, "Police don't monitor social media" -- Myth 10, "Biometrics technologies are foolproof" -- Myth 11, "Metadata doesn't reveal much about me" -- Myth 12, "The Constitution protects reporters and their sources" -- Myth 13, "The attorney-client privilege is sacrosanct" -- Myth 14, "They can't design devices and platforms for privacy" -- Myth 15, "Congress and courts protect us from surveillance" -- Myth 16, "Surveillance doesn't influence how I act" -- Myth 17, "Teenagers don't care about privacy" -- Myth 18, "Surveillance affects everyone equally" -- Myth 19, ""If You See Something, Say Something"" is a civic duty" -- Myth 20, "Surveillance can't predict future behavior" -- Myth 21, "There's nothing I can do to stop surveillance."

"Dispels widespread myths about mass surveillance, privacy, and autonomy in the digital age"--Provided by publisher.

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