{"product_id":"9781509506880","title":"The Closing of the Net","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Closing of the Net\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMonica Horten\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eComputers \/ Internet \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis inspirational book provides the backstory to current attempts by states and corporations to control the Internet. It explains key issues such as privacy, net neutrality and copyright in a way that is accessible to non-experts, as well as providing a clear, authoritative context for academic study.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Closing of the Net\u003c\/i\u003e explains:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy apps are never 'free', and how data profiling got into politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow the entertainment industries went head-to-head with Internet companies over online copyright\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy we got the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) and why Europe has stronger privacy laws than the US\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow post-Snowden surveillance politics is embedded in data retention law\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhy net neutrality matters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHow cloud service Megaupload was brought down\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMonica Horten's compelling account of these issues concludes with an outline of the risks we face in the future if monitoring and blocking of the Internet becomes the norm. And the results are chilling. This book is a must-read for all followers of cyber-policy, and is suitable for courses addressing digital media and society, communications policy, Internet and copyright law.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonica Horten\u003c\/b\u003e (PhD, University of Westminster; DipM, Chartered Institute of Marketing) is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics, and a Council of Europe expert, where she served for two years on the Committee of Experts on Internet Freedom. She has participated in drafting of standards-setting instruments, and in capacity-building projects for Internet and human rights in the post-Soviet states. She has presented her academic research in the European Parliament. Her blog, Iptegrity.com, has been influential in informing EU policy-making, notably the 2009 EU Telecoms Package. She was the only female writer in the \u003ci\u003eJournal of Cyber Policy’s\u003c\/i\u003e 2016 Top 10 Must-Reads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 May 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity Press\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePolity\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781509506880\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e200\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e14.56\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Polity Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44377829441676,"sku":"9781509506880","price":60.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781509506880.jpg?v=1780144531","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781509506880","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}