Research Catalog

Title

Internet censorship : a reference handbook / Bernadette H. Schell.

Author

Schell, Bernadette H. (Bernadette Hlubik), 1952-

Publication

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2014]

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Details

Description

xvi, 333 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"Covering topics ranging from web filters to laws aimed at preventing the flow of information, this book explores freedom--and censorship--of the Internet and considers the advantages and disadvantages of policies at each end of the spectrum"--

Series Statement

Contemporary world issues : science, technology, and medicine

Uniform Title

Contemporary world issues.

Subject

• Internet > Censorship
• Internet > Access control
• Internet > Government policy
• Cyberspace > Government policy
• Internet > Law and legislation > United States
• Freedom of information
• Cyberspace > Social aspects
• Internet > Social aspects
• COMPUTERS > Internet > General
• COMPUTERS > Internet > Security
• COMPUTERS > Information Technology
• Internet > Law and legislation
• United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

1. Background and history -- Internet censorship defined -- Censorship versus national security, and why there will never total freedom of the press or a total lack of press and Internet censorship -- Adequate information release by governments versus Internet censorship : WikiLeaks, Manning, and Snowden -- What the Internet is a compared to an intranet -- The Internet's colorful history : internet development, hacking exploits, and concerns about internet censorship -- The global growth of internet usage -- Gaining authorized and unauthorized access to the internet : and how hacking may be related to internet censorship -- Online users' concerns about censorship and the general state of online censorship in 2012 -- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions -- A look at pc, mobile phone, and Internet usage globally -- Cultural and legal jurisdictional factors influencing the digital divide -- The differences between freedom of information, Internet freedom, and Internet censorship -- Recent trends in Internet censorship according to the Freedom on the Net 2012 Report -- Online activities in jurisdictions ""under the microscope" : their strong support for Internet openness and their hard-core tactics used to reinforce Internet censorship -- The role of web filters and firewalls, business-government policies, and laws aimed at Internet censorship -- The Internet's continuing evolution : a comparison of Internet censorship in 2005 and 2012 -- Key tactics that have restricted free speech and encouraged internet censorship in countries in recent years -- How can progress continue to be made in reducing Internet censorship? -- 3. Perspectives -- Hacktivism, cyber warriors, and censorship / Thomas J. Holt -- Internet censorship and the European Union : external cohesiveness versus internal disharmony / Michael Johns -- 30 years after Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four : pseudo-privacy online / Michael Bachmann -- Cybersecurity is not censorship / Dorothy E. Denning -- Between liberty and harmony : philosophical perspectives on censorship in the age of the Internet / Alanda D. Theriault -- 4. Profiles -- 2600 : The Hacker Quarterly -- American Civil Liberties Union -- Anonymous -- Julian Assange (1971-) -- Black Hat and DefCon Hacker Conferences -- The Page-Brin Google, Inc. team -- Canada's Copyright Modernization Act of 2012 (formerly Bill C-11) -- Cran Campbell (1949-) -- Center for Internet and Society -- Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto -- Copyright armageddon : 3D printers -- Electronic Frontier Foundation -- Freedom House -- William H. Gates (a.k.a. Bill Gates) (1955-) -- Iceland's Planned Internet Porn Ban -- Steve Jobs (1955-2011) and Steve Wozniak ("The Woz") (1950-) -- Liu Xiabo (1955-) -- Liu Xia (1959-) -- Bradley Manning (a.k.a. Chelsea 1988-) -- OpenNet Initiative -- Psiphon software -- Public knowledge -- Reporters Without Borders -- Neda Salehi (1983-2009) -- Yekaterin Samutsevich (1983-) -- Edward Snowden (1984-) -- Aaron Swartz (1987-2013) -- The Censorware Project -- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement -- WikiLeaks -- Malala Yousafzai (1998-) -- Bassem Youssef (1975-) -- 5. Data and documents -- Statistics on internet usage worldwide -- A closer look at the Freedom on the Net 2012 findings -- Internet legislation in the United States related to privacy, security, trust, and censorship -- 18. U.S.C. -- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 -- Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998 -- Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999 (Financial Services Modernization Act) -- Trademark Law, Patent Law, and the U.S. Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999 -- USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and PATRIOT Act II -- Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2002 -- PROTECT Act of 2003, COPPA of 1998, and CIPA of 2000 -- CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 -- Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2005/2002 -- Recent Internet laws NOT passed in the United States -- Related to privacy, security, trust, and censorship : CISPA, SOPA, and PIPA and why-- Internet legislation attempts globally related to privacy, security, trust, and censorship : The Budapest Convention on Cybercrime -- Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement -- Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement -- The United Nations : unprecedented power over Web content and infrastructure? -- 6. Resources -- 7. Chronology.

Call Number

JFE 15-5428

ISBN

• 9781610694810
• 1610694813
• 9781610694827 (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

2014005277

OCLC

860943831

Author

Schell, Bernadette H. (Bernadette Hlubik), 1952- author.

Title

Internet censorship : a reference handbook / Bernadette H. Schell.

Publisher

Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2014]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Series

Contemporary world issues : science, technology, and medicine

Contemporary world issues.

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Form:

Online version: Schell, Bernadette H. (Bernadette Hlubik), 1952- Internet censorship. Santa Barbara, California ABC-CLIO, [2014] 9781610694827 (OCoLC)890146632

Research Call Number

JFE 15-5428