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161) Pamięc nieulotna
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Polish
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W 2013 roku 29-letni wówczas Edward Snowden-- były agent Centralnej Agencji Wywiadowczej (CIA) i pracownik kontraktowy Agencji Bezpieczeństwa Narodowego (NSA)-- zaszokował świat, odchodząc z amerykańskiego wywiadu i ujawniając, że rząd Stanów Zjednoczonych w tajemnicy pracuje nad metodami przechwytywania i rejestrowania wszystkich rozmów telefonicznych, wiadomości tekstowych i e-maili. Doprowadziłoby to do powstania systemu masowej inwigilacji...
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Reference shelf volume 89, no. 2
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English
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"From the controversy surrounding Edward Snowden's security leak of classified information, to hacked email accounts of prominent political candidates, internet privacy and cyber security present major ethical issues in today's technology-centric society. Countries are challenged to find the right balance in securing personal data and how to regulate the sale and exchange of information obtained on the internet. Innovative technologies and data collection...
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English
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In China's shiny new 'Smart Cities', citizens can scarcely cross the road or buy an orange without the government knowing about it, and tweeting satirically about the Glorious Leader's dumpling-like features can land you in jail. It's often assumed that capitalism and the internet automatically bring freedom and democracy. But Strittmatter shows how China's autocratic leaders are using powerful new technologies to create the largest and most effective...
165) Alias Emma
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Español
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En equilibrio perfecto entre Killing Eve y James Bond, Alias Emma es una lectura exhilarante ypropulsiva protagonizada por unaespía tremendamenteingeniosa. Emma Makepeace tiene 12 horas para cruzar Londres con un activo al que ha de proteger.Para ello, deberá de esquivar todas las cámaras de la ciudad, pues Rusia las ha hackeado para encontrarla. Emma está a punto de pasar la noche más larga de su vida... Si sobrevive a ella. Nada sobre Emma...
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English
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"When crime doubles down, Tanna's your man. Welcome to the underbelly of Nevada's shimmering desert oasis. Between call girl murders, land disputes, business fallouts, and celebrity protection, private eye Dan Tanna has his work cut out for him. Helping him along the way is a close circle of allies including Beatrice, Angie, Binzer, Lt. David Nelson and Philip 'Slick' Roth, a landlord and casino owner who always has a case that needs solving. So climb...
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English
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"Since 9/11, the U.S. government has acted in a variety of ways--some obvious, some nearly invisible--to increase its surveillance and detention power over American citizens and residents. While most of us have made our peace with the various new restrictions on our civil liberties after 9/11, we have done it without really understanding what those restrictions are or the extent of their reach. Moreover, we tend to think that if the national security...
171) The red web: the struggle between Russia's digital dictators and the new online revolutionaries
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English
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From Soviet-era research laboratories to the present, traces the history of Russian intelligence and surveillance systems, and looks at technology's potential for both good and evil under Vladimir Putin's regime.
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English
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"In 2013 Edward Snowden (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) quietly leaves his job at the NSA and flies to Hong Kong to meet with journalists Glenn Greenwald (Zachary Quinto) and Ewen MacAskill (Tom Wilkinson), and filmmaker Laura Poitras (Melissa Leo) to reveal U.S. government cyber surveillance programs of epic proportions. A top security contractor with virtuoso programming skills, Ed has discovered that a virtual mountain of data on digital communication--not...
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English
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Edward Snowden's release of classified NSA documents exposed the widespread government practice of mass surveillance in a democratic society. The publication of these documents, facilitated by three journalists, as well as efforts to criminalize the act of being a whistleblower or source, signaled a new era in the coverage of national security reporting. The contributors to Journalism After Snowden analyze the implications of the Snowden affair for...