Islands of privacy
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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University of Chicago Press
2010
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| Online-Zugang: | DE-1046 DE-1047 Volltext |
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| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index Islands, oceans, and beaches -- Secrets and secrecy -- Wallets and purses -- Cell phones and email -- Doorbells and windows -- Violations, fears, and beaches Everyone worries about privacy these days. As corporations and governments devise increasingly sophisticated data gathering tools and joining Facebook verges on obligatory, concerns over the use and abuse of personal information are undeniable. But the way privacy functions on the virtual frontier of the Internet is only a subset of the fascinating ways we work to achieve it throughout our everyday lives. In Islands of Privacy, Christena Nippert-Eng pries open the blinds, giving us an intimate view into the full range of ordinary people's sometimes extraordinary efforts to preserve the border |
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| Beschreibung: | 1 Online-Ressource (xi, 404 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0226584542 1282775820 9780226584546 9781282775824 |