Current Issues in Public Administration [Paperback]Frederick S. Lane (Author)

Current Issues in Public Administration

Politics & Social Sciences

Lane, Frederick S.

Politics & Government

Bedford/St.Martins

Sex sells. Already a ten-billion dollar business-and growing-most sex businesses require relatively low start-up costs and minimal equipment. No wonder retired porn stars, homemakers, college students, and entrepreneurs of every stripe are eager to jump on the smut band wagon. Following the money trail, or in this case, the telecom routes, the author reveals how some big phone companies are cashing in too. Obscene Profits offers a startling and entertaining new look at this very old business, and shows why pornography, in all of its variations--videos, magazines, phone-sex, spy cameras, etc.-- is one of the most profitable and popular new careers to come out of the electronic age.

Obscene Profits: Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age

Business & Money

Economics

Routledge

As America reacts to Edward Snowden’s leaks about NSA surveillance, American Privacy offers a timely look at our national experience with the right to privacy. “The history of America is the history of the right to privacy,” writes Frederick S. Lane in this vivid and penetrating exploration of our most hotly debated constitutional right. From Governor William Bradford opening colonists’ mail bound for England, to President George W. Bush’s expansive domestic wiretapping, the motivations behind government surveillance have changed little despite rapid advances in communications technology. Yet all too often, American citizens have been their own worst enemies when it comes to protecting privacy, compliantly forgoing civil liberties in extreme times of war as well as for everyday consumer conveniences. Each of us now contributes to an ever-evolving electronic dossier of online shopping sprees, photo albums, health records, and political contributions, accessible to almost anyone who cares to look. In a digitized world where data lives forever, Lane urges us to consider whether privacy is even a possibility. How did we arrive at this breaking point? American Privacy traces the lineage of cultural norms and legal mandates that have swirled around the Fourth Amendment since its adoption. In 1873, the introduction of postcards split American opinion of public propriety. Over a century later, Twitter takes its place on the spectrum of human connection. Between these two nodes, Anthony Comstock waged a moral crusade against obscene literature, George Orwell penned 1984, Joseph McCarthy hunted Communists and “perverts,” President Richard Nixon surveilled himself right out of office, and the Supreme Court of the United States issued its most influential legal opinions concerning the right to privacy to date. Captured here, these historic snapshots add up to a lively narration of privacy’s champions and challengers. Legally, technologically, and historically grounded, American Privacy concludes with a call for Congress to recognize how innovation and infringement go hand-in-hand, and a challenge to citizens to protect privacy before it is lost completely.

American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right

History

Americas

Beacon Press

As America reacts to Edward Snowden’s leaks about NSA surveillance, American Privacy offers a timely look at our national experience with the right to privacy. “The history of America is the history of the right to privacy,” writes Frederick S. Lane in this vivid and penetrating exploration of our most hotly debated constitutional right. From Governor William Bradford opening colonists’ mail bound for England, to President George W. Bush’s expansive domestic wiretapping, the motivations behind government surveillance have changed little despite rapid advances in communications technology. Yet all too often, American citizens have been their own worst enemies when it comes to protecting privacy, compliantly forgoing civil liberties in extreme times of war as well as for everyday consumer conveniences. Each of us now contributes to an ever-evolving electronic dossier of online shopping sprees, photo albums, health records, and political contributions, accessible to almost anyone who cares to look. In a digitized world where data lives forever, Lane urges us to consider whether privacy is even a possibility. How did we arrive at this breaking point? American Privacy traces the lineage of cultural norms and legal mandates that have swirled around the Fourth Amendment since its adoption. In 1873, the introduction of postcards split American opinion of public propriety. Over a century later, Twitter takes its place on the spectrum of human connection. Between these two nodes, Anthony Comstock waged a moral crusade against obscene literature, George Orwell penned 1984, Joseph McCarthy hunted Communists and “perverts,” President Richard Nixon surveilled himself right out of office, and the Supreme Court of the United States issued its most influential legal opinions concerning the right to privacy to date. Captured here, these historic snapshots add up to a lively narration of privacy’s champions and challengers. Legally, technologically, and historically grounded, American Privacy concludes with a call for Congress to recognize how innovation and infringement go hand-in-hand, and a challenge to citizens to protect privacy before it is lost completely. From the Trade Paperback edition.

Most people would be shocked to know the many ways in which corporations monitor their activities -- including e-mail, phone conversations, video surveillance, GPS tracking of company cars, and even the use of infrared badges. The Naked Employee reveals the rapid technological advances that are shrinking workers' personal space, provides clear explanations of relevant legislation, and examines the social and moral implications of employee monitoring. 
It's up to individuals to know which parts of their daily lives may fall under the corporate magnifying glass. This timely book arms readers with the facts they need to defend themselves against the omnipresent corporate gaze. Measuring the rights of the individual against the needs of the organization, this timely book investigates the vital privacy questions facing every employee. 
The Naked Employee is packed with eye-opening, sometimes shocking information as well as clear, concise explanations of relevant legislation and technologies. This timely book arms readers with the facts they need to defend themselves against the omnipresent corporate gaze.

Naked Employee, The: How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy

Amacom Books

Benjamin Franklin Award Finalist for Parenting &amp; Family Issues Approaching the risks for children on the Internet in a thought-provoking and intellectual manner, this study skillfully integrates contemporary news reports and disturbing legal cases to show how Facebook and other ready-made forums for information exchange are breaking down boundaries of privacy and facilitating a growing number of criminal convictions for cyberbullying, child pornography, hacking, and copyright infringement. Also included is a discussion of how the widespread use of camera phones, mobile tablets, and social media sites has given rise to a new and dangerous practice among teens: sexting. This reference provides parents with an authoritative lesson in cyberethics and practical instructions for instituting household internet policies, as well as school officials and communities with lessons on how to educate children about the responsible use of emerging mobile technologies.

Cybertraps for the Young

Parenting & Relationships

Parenting

NTI Upstream

Approaching the risks for children on the Internet in a thought-provoking and intellectual manner, this study skillfully integrates contemporary news reports and disturbing legal cases to show how Facebook and other ready-made forums for information exchange are breaking down boundaries of privacy and facilitating a growing number of criminal convictions for cyberbullying, child pornography, hacking, and copyright infringement. Also included is a discussion of how the widespread use of camera phones, mobile tablets, and social media sites has given rise to a new and dangerous practice among teens: sexting. This reference provides parents with an authoritative lesson in cyberethics and practical instructions for instituting household internet policies, as well as school officials and communities with lessons on how to educate children about the responsible use of emerging mobile technologies.

Cybertraps for Educators offers teachers and school administrators a frank and sobering look at the various legal risks they face from the use and misuse of electronic devices and social media. Covering a wide range of contemporary topices -- cyberloafing, cyberbaiting, loss of privacy, harassment, sexting, etc. -- this timely book explores the myriad challenges that technology poses for today's teachers. Drawing on fifteen years experience as an writer, lecturer, and computer forensics expert, author Frederick S. Lane helps educators understand these new challenges and offers specific, thoughtful suggestions on how avoid the various cybertraps discussed throughout the book.

Cybertraps for Educators

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

"Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads" helps expecting and new parents better understand the sometimes hidden health, safety, and privacy risks that can arise from the use of mobile technology, social media, pregnancy apps, and even baby name Web sites. This time and provocative book doesn't merely identify potential problems, it offers expecting moms & dads concrete suggestions on how to minimize the risks during the hectic nine months of pregnancy and the first few months of sleep-deprived parenting.

Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads: Pregnancy, Privacy, and Early Parenthood in the Digital Age

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Women's Health

Raising Cyberethical Kids: How a Family Acceptable Use Policy Can Make Your Young Digital Citizens Safer, Smarter, Kinder, and More Empathetic

Self-Help

Relationships

Independently published

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Current Issues in Public Administration

Obscene Profits: Entrepreneurs of Pornography in the Cyber Age

American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right

American Privacy: The 400-Year History of Our Most Contested Right

Naked Employee, The: How Technology Is Compromising Workplace Privacy

Cybertraps for the Young

Cybertraps for the Young

Cybertraps for Educators

Cybertraps for Expecting Moms & Dads: Pregnancy, Privacy, and Early Parenthood in the Digital Age

Raising Cyberethical Kids: How a Family Acceptable Use Policy Can Make Your Young Digital Citizens Safer, Smarter, Kinder, and More Empathetic