Internet censorship
Subtitle: a reference handbook
By: Bernadette H. Schell
Series: Contemporary world issues. Science, technology, and medicine; Contemporary world issues
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 333
ISBN-13: 9781610694810
Subjects: Cyberspace; Government policy; Access control; Social aspects; Law and legislation; Censorship; Internet; Freedom of information
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: 1. Background and history; title: Internet censorship defined; title: Censorship versus national security, and why there "will never be total freedom of the press or a total lack of press and internet censorship; title: Adequate information release by governments versus internet censorship: WikiLeaks, Manning, and Snowden; title: What the internet is as compared to an intranet; title: Internet's colorful history: internet development, hacking exploits, and (eventually) concerns about internet censorship; title: Global growth of internet usage; title: Gaining authorized and unauthorized access to the internet - and how hacking may be related to internet censorship; title: Online users' concerns about censorship and the general state of online censorship in 2012; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions; title: Look at PC, mobile phone, and internet usage globally; title: Cultural and legal jurisdictional factors influencing the digital divide; title: Contents note continued: Differences between freedom of information, internet freedom, and internet censorship; title: Recent trends in internet censorship according to the Freedom on the Net 2012 Report; title: Online activities in jurisdictions "under the microscope": their strong support for internet openness and their hard-core tactics used to reinforce internet censorship; title: Role of web filters and firewalls, business-government policies, and laws aimed at internet censorship; title: Internet's continuing evolution: a comparison of internet censorship in 2005 and 2012; title: Key tactics that have restricted free speech and encouraged internet censorship in countries in recent years; title: How can progress continue to be made in reducing internet censorship?; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: 3. Perspectives; title: Hacktivism, cyber warriors, and censorship / Thomas J. Holt; title: Internet censorship and the European Union: external cohesiveness versus internal disharmony / Michael Johns; title: Contents note continued: 30 years after Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four: pseudo-privacy online / Michael Bachmann; title: Cybersecurity is not censorship / Dorothy E. Denning; title: Between liberty and harmony: philosophical perspectives on censorship in the age of the internet / Alanda D. Theriault; title: 4. Profiles; title: 2600: Hacker Quarterly; title: American Civil Liberties Union; title: Anonymous; title: Julian Assange (1971; title: ); title: Black Hat and DefCon Hacker Conferences; title: Page-Brin Google, Inc. Team; title: Canada's Copyright Modernization Act of 2012 (Formerly Bill C-11); title: Cran Campbell (1949; title: ); title: Center for Internet and Society; title: Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto; title: Copyright Armageddon: 3D Printers; title: Electronic Frontier Foundation; title: Freedom House; title: William H. Gates (a.k.a Bill Gates) (1955; title: ); title: Iceland's planned internet Porn Ban; title: Steve Jobs (1955; title: 2011) and Steve Wozniak ("The Woz") (1950; title: ); title: Liu Xiabo (1955; title: ) and Liu Xia (1959; title: ); title: Bradley Manning (a.k.a Chelsea 1988; title: ); title: Contents note continued: OpenNet Initiative; title: Psiphon Software; title: Public Knowledge; title: Reporters Without Borders; title: Neda Salehi (1983; title: 2009); title: Yekaterina Samutsevich (1983; title: ); title: Edward Snowden (1984; title: ); title: Aaron Swartz (1987; title: 2013); title: The Censorware Project; title: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; title: WikiLeaks; title: Malala Yousafzai (1998; title: ); title: Bassem Youssef (1975; title: ); title: References; title: 5. Data and documents; title: Statistics on internet usage worldwide; title: Closer fook at the Freedom on the Net 2012 findings; title: Internet legislation in the United States related to privacy, security, trust, and censorship; title: 18 U.S.C; title: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996; title: Digital Millennium Copyright Act of 1998; title: Gramm-Leach Bliley Act of 1999 (Financial Services Modernization Act); title: Trademark Law, Patent Law, and the U.S. Anti-cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act of 1999; title: USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and PATRIOT Act II; title: Contents note continued: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2002 or Homeland Security Act of 2002; title: Protect Act of 2003, COPPA of 1998, and CIPA of 2000; title: CAN-SPAM Act of 2003; title: Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2005/2002; title: Recent internet laws not passed in the United States related to privacy, security, trust, and censorship: CISPA, SOPA, and PIPA - and why; title: SOPA and PIPA; title: Internet legislation attempts globally related to privacy, security, trust, and censorship: the Budapest Convention on Cybercrime; title: Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement; title: Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement; title: United Nations: unprecedented power over web content and infrastructure?; title: Conclusion; title: References; title: 6. Resources; title: 7. Chronology.