In net.wars , Wendy Grossman, a journalist who has covered the Net since 1992 for major publications such as Wired, The Guardian , and The Telegraph , assesses the battles that will define the future of this new venue. From the Church of Scientology's raids on Net users to netizens attempts to overthrow both the Communications Decency Act and the restrictions on the export of strong encryption, net.wars explains the issues and the background behind the headlines. Among the issues covered are net scams, class divisions on the net, privacy issues, the Communications Decency Act, women online, pornography, hackers and the computer underground, net criminals and sociopaths, and more. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without written permission of New York University Press is prohibited.
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