| The Internet in Everything: Freedom and Security in a World with No Off Switch Contributor(s): Denardis, Laura (Author) |
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ISBN: 0300233078 ISBN-13: 9780300233070 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Privacy & Surveillance (see Also Social Science - Privacy & Surveillance) - Political Science | Public Policy - Communication Policy |
| Dewey: 303.483 |
| LCCN: 2019941081 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.4" W x 9.4" (1.30 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A compelling argument that the Internet of things threatens human rights and security "Sobering and important."--Financial Times, "Best Books of 2020: Technology" The Internet has leapt from human-facing display screens into the material objects all around us. In this so-called Internet of things--connecting everything from cars to cardiac monitors to home appliances--there is no longer a meaningful distinction between physical and virtual worlds. Everything is connected. The social and economic benefits are tremendous, but there is a downside: an outage in cyberspace can result not only in loss of communication but also potentially in loss of life. Control of this infrastructure has become a proxy for political power, since countries can easily reach across borders to disrupt real-world systems. Laura DeNardis argues that the diffusion of the Internet into the physical world radically escalates governance concerns around privacy, discrimination, human safety, democracy, and national security, and she offers new cyber-policy solutions. In her discussion, she makes visible the sinews of power already embedded in our technology and explores how hidden technical governance arrangements will become the constitution of our future. |
Contributor Bio(s): Denardis, Laura: - Laura DeNardis is one of the world's foremost Internet governance scholars and a professor in the School of Communication at American University. She lives in Washington, DC. |