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Wendy M. Grossman, a journalist who has covered the Internet since 1992 for major publications including Wired, the Daily Telegraph, and New Scientist, assesses the battles that will define its future. From the Church of Scientology raids on Net users to the attempts to overthrow 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.
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- Title Net.Wars
- Author Wendy Grossman
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 256
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher New York University Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date 1998-01-01
- ISBN 9780814731031 / 0814731031
- Weight 1.02 lbs (0.46 kg)
- Dimensions 9.21 x 6.22 x 0.86 in (23.39 x 15.80 x 2.18 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Internet - Social aspects, Electronic discussion groups - Social aspects
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97021214
- Dewey Decimal Code 303.483
Media reviews
Citations
- Booklist, 12/01/1997, Page 600
- Kirkus Reviews, 11/01/1997, Page 1622
- Library Journal, 12/02/1997, Page 0
- Publishers Weekly, 12/01/1997, Page 40
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