Authors: Andrew Gauntlett.
Paperback, 224 pages
Publisher: Frog Books
Publication Date: 1999-08-03


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    Do you have a private life? If you think you do, you may have to think again. The World Wide Web poses a threat to the personal privacy and rights of all of us-whether or not we use a computer. Even our most intimate moments are vulnerable-hidden "webcams" broadcast from public toilets and changing rooms to Internet pay sites, catering to the dubious needs of "cyber-voyeurs." Net Spies: Who's Watching You on the Web? focuses on how personal information can find its way onto the networks, often without the knowledge or consent of the individuals involved. Gauntlett shows how the Internet is a double-edged sword, offering untold benefits yet also posing dangers that have yet to be addressed by companies, the media, or governments. Written in an accessible style tailored to the general reader and Internet aficionados alike, including a comprehensive glossary of "netspeak," Gauntlett examines how this leakage occurs, who is putting private information on the net, as well as who can and does access it. He also suggests practical ways in which individuals can safeguard their privacy in the "information age."...

Authors: Andrew Landis.
Paperback, 233 pages
Publisher: Crisp Learning
Publication Date: 2001-05-17
Edition: 3

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    Provides a basic understanding of the system and what is working, what has changed, what will not change, how new directions happen, how long things take, and all the other practical issues that concern people. Guidance on effective ways to get information and take action....

Authors: Andy Jones. Gerald L. Kovacich. Perry G. Luzwick.
Paperback, 688 pages
Publisher: Auerbach Publications
Publication Date: 2002-06-19
Edition: 1

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    Like no other book before it, Global Information Warfare illustrates the relationships and interdependencies of business and national objectives, of companies and countries, and of their dependence on advances in technology. This book sheds light on the "Achilles heel" that these dependencies on advanced computing and information technologies create. It underscores how hostile countries, business competitors, terrorists, hacktivists and others are waging Information Warfare (IW) against their adversaries. This may sound like science fiction, but it has been happening for years and continues to this day-anyone and everyone can be a target and a casualty. ...

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Hardcover, 300 pages
Publisher: IGI Publishing
Publication Date: 2007-04-30


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    Mobility is no longer a technological revolution. It is more about how businesses and governments can provide a better social infrastructure through mobile applications and services. While e-government was an important step taken by many governments, provision of services through mobile technologies is now inevitable. Public demand for mobility, the efficiency and productivity gains of the public sector through mobility, lead to a natural move from e-Government to m-Government. Mobile Government: An Emerging Direction in e-Government provides selected examples of current developments from various countries in terms of technology, applications and services, and various real world m-government examples, their evaluations, challenges and opportunities. Mobile Government: An Emerging Direction in e-Government applies to various groups, including m-Government practitioners and researchers, government officials, policy makers and mobile IT solution providers in the areas of e-government, mobile business, mobile internet and public administration. This innovative publication contains introductory knowledge on m-Government, and then moves on to a relatively deeper examination of various applications, that are significant in terms of current and future developments in m-Government....

Authors: Derek A. T. Cummings. Shubha Chakravarty. Ramesh M. Singha. Donald S. Burke.
Paperback, 60 pages
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Publication Date: 2004-03


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    In the United States, routine smallpox vaccination ended in 1972. The level of immunity remaining in the U.S. population is uncertain, but is generally assumed to be quite low. Smallpox is a deadly and infectious pathogen with a fatality rate of 30 percent. If smallpox were successfully deployed as an agent of bioterrorism today, the public health and economic consequences could be devastating.

Toward a Containment Strategy for Smallpox Bioterror describes the scientific results and policy implications of a simulation of a smallpox epidemic in a two-town county. The model was developed by an interdisicplinary team from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Brookings Institution Center on Social and Economic Dynamics, employing agent-based and other advanced computational techniques. Such models are playing a critical role in the crafting of a national strategy for the containment of smallpox by providing public health policymakers with a variety of novel and feasible approaches to vaccination and isolation under different circumstances. The extension of these techniques to the containment of emerging pathogens, such as SARS, is discussed....

Authors: Committee to Study National Cryptography Policy. National Research Council.
Hardcover, 720 pages
Publisher: National Academies Press
Publication Date: 1996-10-29


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    lobal information superhighway, this book addresses the need for a strong national policy on cryptography that protects the information interests of individuals and businesses while respecting the needs of law enforcement and intelligence for national security and foreign policy purposes....

Authors: Chrisanthi Avgerou.
Kindle Edition, 280 pages
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Publication Date: 2002-03-18


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    It is often assumed that the impact and implementation of ICT's (Information and Communication Technologies) will or should be the same in all situations with little regard to the particular social or cultural context. Drawing on experience and research in different societies (Europe, Latin America, etc.), this book explains the nature of organizational diversity in which ICT innovation takes place, and also develops a conceptual approach to account for it. The book draws from institutionalist concepts of organizations, the sociology of technology, current debates on globalization and critiques of the rationality of modernity. The theoretical perspective is supported empirically by four international case studies. The author shows how the processes of ICT innovation and organizational change reflect local aspirations, concerns, and action, as well as the multiple institutional influences of globalization....

Authors: Brian Kahin. Ernest J., III Wilson.
Paperback, 648 pages
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication Date: 1996-12-01


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    Despite the global nature of the Information Revolution, most policies for information infrastructure are developed at the national level. These national policies reflect local economic, social, historical, and political circumstances and exhibit remarkable differences in vision, policy design, and implementation strategy. In general, they reflect the reality that private sector will play the leading role in developing the new infrastructure.

National Information Infrastructure Initiatives includes a dozen case studies analyzing how national-level policy initiatives address the challenge of information technology, interactive content, and new applications, as well as the "information superhighway." These contributions examine the interplay of issues in different sectors, including telecommunications, broadcasting, publishing, and information technology. The national cases are supplemented with studies of regional and international initiatives that push and pull on national policies....

    The information revolution may be taking place on a global basis, but most policy regarding technology and computing is made on the national level. National policies vary wildly due to specific cultural, economic, and historic factors, not to mention the ever-present political maneuvering. Through a dozen case studies, this book analyzes how policy initiatives interact with information technology, especially now that the global Internet plays such a prominent role. It also looks at how traditional media such as broadcasting and publishing intersect with new media, and how policy adapted from older media can be like the proverbial square peg in a round hole. Each national case study contains substudies that look at how regional and international issues can shape national policy. The book is the outcome of work done at the Harvard Information Infrastructure Project....

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Hardcover, 280 pages
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Publication Date: 2000-11-11


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Hardcover, 434 pages
Publisher: North Holland
Publication Date: 1995-10-01
Edition: 1st

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    Hardbound. The convergence of telecommunications, mass media and computer technologies has brought spectacular developments of ubiquitous intelligent interconnected systems. In the course of these evolutionary changes, debate and policy has swung again towards privatization, deregulation and increased reliance upon competition. Nevertheless, the underlying and powerful role of new information continues to bring so much restructuring and organizational change, that a reassessment of ideas about competition in this dynamic context, is essential. The aim of this volume is to provide an update of research and policy debates in this important field. An international perspective is provided with contributions from academic, business and governmental communities. The volume will be invaluable to researchers in telecommunications and information activities; decision-makers in industry, government and regulatory fields; consultants; and information service provide...