The intensification of surveillance: crime, terrorism torrent

The intensification of surveillance: crime, terrorism and warfare in the information age / edited by Kirstie Ball, Frank Webster
Publisher: Pluto Press | ISBN: 0745319947, 9780745319940, 0745319955, 9780745319957, 9780585489575 | 2003 | PDF | 192 pages | 685 Kb

Our public and private lives are under surveillance as never before. Whether we are shopping with a credit card, walking down the street or emailing a colleague at work, our activities are monitored. Surveillance has become more routine, more integrated and more intrusive. It is vital to ask how and why this should be so, and assess what the consequences are.
Since September 11th 2001 surveillance has intensified further. Yet although individuals, groups, governments and states are more closely monitored, our security is not assured.