Risk Revolution: The Threat Facing America and Technology's Promise for a Safer Tomorrow [Hardcover]

Derek V. Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 1, 2004

We are at a critical moment in American history; our right to privacy is seemingly at odds with our nation's security needs in the post-September 11th world, a tension that is at the heart of this book.

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I encourage all Americans to read this book. -- Orrin Hatch, United States Senator

From the Author

"What keeps you awake at night?" What keeps me awake is the knowledge that so many of the tragedies--small and large--that wee see every day could have prevented or reduced if only the right well-meaning person had the right information at the precise moment the needed to make a well-informed decision. From the airline ticket agent who allowed the September 11th terrorists onto airplanes to the minister who allowed a convicted sex offender to lead Sunday School and Scout groups--semmingly minor decisions made without the benefit fo modern information tools can go terribly awry

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (July 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563527340
• ISBN-13: 978-1563527340
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,477,102 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars RIVETING....., July 19, 2004

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M.B. (Atlanta, GA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Risk Revolution: The Threat Facing America and Technology's Promise for a Safer Tomorrow (Hardcover)

If you want to know more about the post-9/11 world in which we live in today and the kinds of threats that endanger our very way of life, then you must read this book. If you care about balancing your personal privacy with our national security, then you must read this book. And if you want to know how technology can mitigate these risks, then read this book. The subject matter deals with issues surrounding safety, security and privacy, but not in a "duct-tape and plastic" sort of way. This book offers a new way of thinking about our national security as well as our personal security concerns. And the fact that it is written with passion and conviction by the CEO of a data analysis company only adds to the intrigue of this book. It's a real eye-opener!

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wake Up Call, August 2, 2004

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E. Cameron "Cameron" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Risk Revolution: The Threat Facing America and Technology's Promise for a Safer Tomorrow (Hardcover)

This book will make you think, even if you don't really want to. When the newspapers are filled with fear mongering from the left about a loss of civil liberties, Smith makes a good case as to why if we don't do something to take advantage of new technologies, we'll lose the very rights the left claim to be protecting.

Anytime you can get Steve Brill, Orin Hatch and the privacy lobby all on the same page...you're doing something right.