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Boghosian, Heidi.
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Electronic surveillance -- United States.
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Civil rights -- United States.
Privacy, Right of -- United States.
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Boghosian, Heidi.
Electronic surveillance -- United States.
Domestic intelligence -- United States.
Civil rights -- United States.
Privacy, Right of -- United States.
National security -- United States.
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"I have nothing to hide" : and 20 other myths about surveillance and privacy / Heidi Boghosian.
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Boghosian, Heidi.
Beacon Press, 2021.
Call #:
323
.448
B674i
Subjects
Electronic surveillance -- United States.
Domestic intelligence -- United States.
Civil rights -- United States.
Privacy, Right of -- United States.
National security -- United States.
ISBN:
9780807061268 (pbk.)
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233 p. ; 22 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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:
"By owning a smartphone, or using social media or a credit card, we hand over private data to corporations and the government. Attorney and data privacy expert Heidi Boghosian dispels twenty-one myths related to sruveillance so readers understand what data is being collected, who is gathering it, and how - and why it matters."--Back cover.
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