| Bits, Bytes, and Big Brother: Federal Information Control in the Technological Age Contributor(s): Martin, Shannon E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0275949001 ISBN-13: 9780275949006 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1995 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering - Law | Civil Procedure - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies |
| Dewey: 347.303 |
| LCCN: 94032929 |
| Series: Praeger Series in Political Communication (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.95 lbs) 184 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This study examines the tensions and interrelationships inherent in federal control of information in the technological era. Analyzing topics relating to information content and carrier issues, citizens' natural rights and utilities, and the effects of the executive and legislative branches, the author examines the historical definitions of information, traditional ethical principles, the parameters as framed by the Constitution, and three kinds of information control actions promulgated by the federal government (the Foreign Agents Registration and Propaganda Act, the Computer Security Act of 1987, and the Pentagon media rules during the Persian Gulf War). Following analysis of the practical, ethical, and legal issues involved, the author recommends a proactive information policy encompassing both information content and carriers and preserving Constitutional principles on the free flow of information. |