Shane Harris: Cyber War, The Military's Future
Channel: Ed Mays
Date: 2014-12-20

No stranger to reporting on national security state issues, Shane Harris' previous book, The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State examined why and how the American government spies on its own citizens.  Now Pirate TV welcomes the investigative journalist back to talk about his latest book, @War The Rise of the Military-Internet Complex.

Cyberspace is the fifth domain of warfare and defensive cyber operations have become routine for the military. Shane Harris offers an “unnerving exposé” of this new field of battle and the rising military-internet complex. @War gives examples of this new field — from Chinese hackers invading the Department of Defense, to the U.S. using computers to launch virus strikes against enemies. Harris examines the post-9/11 advances in cyber warfare and the far-reaching influence they have on America’s foreign policy. He also outlines how these government advancements in the cyber world — including cooperation with companies such as Google and Facebook — will affect all aspects of life for anyone using the Internet. Harris is a senior writer at Foreign Policy magazine.

Thanks to Seattle Town Hall & University Bookstore

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