Closing of the Net
Seiten
2016
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-1-5095-0689-7 (ISBN)
Polity Press (Verlag)
978-1-5095-0689-7 (ISBN)
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 policy-makers, 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. She looks at a number of case studies related to privacy, net neutrality, filtering and copyright. 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 deep and divisive controversies surrounding individual rights today. The book will prove essential reading for anyone concerned with present and future internet policy and its effects on our freedoms.
In this compelling account, Monica Horten confronts the deepening cooperation between large companies and the State. She looks at a number of case studies related to privacy, net neutrality, filtering and copyright. 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 deep and divisive controversies surrounding individual rights today. The book will prove 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 LSE, and Independent Expert, Council of Europe, 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 Surveilling Liabilities
5 Net Neutrality Under Pressure
6 Filtering Policy
7 The Cooperation Agenda
8 Blocking Judgements
9 A Dark Cloud
10 Closing Pressures
Notes
References
Index
| Verlagsort | Oxford |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 150 x 210 mm |
| Gewicht | 666 g |
| Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Web / Internet |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Medienwissenschaft | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Europäische / Internationale Politik | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Wirtschaftspolitik | |
| Schlagworte | Internet • Netzneutralität • Politik |
| ISBN-10 | 1-5095-0689-6 / 1509506896 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-5095-0689-7 / 9781509506897 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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