Closing of the Net

M Horten (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

200 Seiten

2016
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-1-5095-0688-0 (ISBN)

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How are political decisions influencing the future direction of Internet communication? As the interests of powerful businesses become more embedded in the online world, so these corporations seek greater exemption from liability. They are manipulating governments and policymakers, blocking and filtering content, and retaining and storing personal data at the cost of individual access and privacy. In this compelling account, Monica Horten confronts the deepening cooperation between large companies and the state. Corrupt political manoeuvrings, she argues, suggest that the original vision of a free and democratic Internet is rapidly being eclipsed by a closed, market-led, heavily monitored online ecosystem. And the results are chilling. The Closing of the Net boldly tackles the controversies surrounding individual rights today. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with present and future Internet policy and its effects on our freedoms.

Monica Horten is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. She served as an independent expert on the Council of Europe's committee of experts on cross-border flow of Internet traffic and Internet freedom.

*Acknowledgements *Acronyms and Abbreviations *1 Power and the Internet *2 Private Lives, Public Policy *3 The PRISM Agenda *4 Surveillance Liabilities *5 Not Neutrality Under Pressure *6 Filtering Policy *7 The Cooperation Agenda *8 Blocking Judgements *9 A Dark Cloud *10 Closing Pressures *Notes *References *Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	25.3.2016
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	153 x 216 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-5095-0688-8 / 1509506888
ISBN-13	978-1-5095-0688-0 / 9781509506880
Zustand	Neuware