Wicker, Stephen B.,

Cellular convergence and the death of privacy / Stephen B. Wicker. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book explores this unprecedented threat to privacy from three distinct but overlapping perspectives: the technical, the legal, and the social. The book first describes cellular technology and cellular surveillance. It then examines current legislation and Supreme Court jurisprudence that form the framework for discussions about rights in the context of cellular surveillance. Lastly, it addresses the social impact of surveillance on individual users.

9780199366736 (ebook) : No price


Cell phone systems--Law and legislation--United States.
Data protection--Law and legislation--United States.
Privacy, Right of--United States.

KF2780 / .W53 2013

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