Cybercrime: Security and Surveillance in the Information Age [Hardcover]

Brian D. Loader (Editor), Douglas Thomas (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0415213258 | ISBN-13: 978-0415213257 | Publication Date: June 13, 2000 | Edition: 1

Cybercrime focuses on the growing concern about the use of electronic communication for criminal activities and the appropriateness of the countermeasures that are being adopted by law enforcement agencies, security services and legislators to address such anxieties. Fuelled by sensational media headlines and news coverage which has done much to encourage the belief that technologies like the Internet are likely to lead to a lawless electronic frontier, Cybercrime provides a more considered and balanced perspective on what is an important and contested arena for debate. It looks at:
*legislation
*electronic criminal behaviour
*privacy and liberty
*the dangers of surveillance.
Cybercrime explains the basic issues surrounding cybercrime and its impact on society.

Editorial Reviews

Review

...there are several nuggets of insight for both security professionals and communications theorists. Recommended for practitioners, graduate students and faculty..
–-D. McIntosh, Choice

About the Author

Douglas Thomas is Lecturer at the Annenberg School for Communication, University of Southern California. Brian D. Loader is Co-Director of CIRA, University of Teesside, and editor of the international journal Information, communication and Society.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 1 edition (June 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415213258
• ISBN-13: 978-0415213257
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,342,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Douglas Thomas is an associate professor at the University of Southern California's Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

His research focuses on the intersections of technology and culture. It has been funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Richard Lounsbery Foundation, and the Annenberg Center for Communication.

Doug is also the author of the book Hacker Culture and a coauthor or coeditor of several other books, including Technological Visions: The Hopes and Fears that Shape New Technologies and Cybercrime: Law Enforcement, Security and Surveillance in the Information Age. He is the founding editor of Games and Culture: A Journal of Interactive Media, an international, interdisciplinary journal focused on games research.

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cybercrime- Know What's Happening Before It Happens To You, June 26, 2000

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This review is from: Cybercrime: Security and Surveillance in the Information Age (Hardcover)

This book is a great reminder of how the internet world can be today. Thomas did a wonderful job of collecting facts, ideas, and views of all the danger that the public is facing today. I recently spoke with a member of a group mentioned in the book that I happen to know, and he referred it to me. It was a great way to pass the time and help learn about mistakes that you could make.