Publication

2007-10-24 - Yale University Press

Language

English

Word Count

64,000 words, Guess

Page Count

256 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 7 more
  • LibraryThing4048123
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007013364
  • OCLC Control Number122291821
  • Better World BooksP6-ASR-514
  • Better World Books9780300124989
  • Better World BooksW6-AVU-570
  • Open LibraryOL10319534M

Classifications

  • LCCK3264.C65S65 2007
  • LCCK3264.C65 S65 2007
  • LCCK

Description

“A timely, vivid, and illuminating book that will change the way you think about privacy, reputation, and speech on the Internet.”—Paul M. Schwartz, professor of law, University of California Berkeley School of Law

Description

Teeming with chatrooms, online discussion groups, and blogs, the Internet offers previously unimagined opportunities for personal expression and communication. But there's a dark side to the story. A trail of information fragments about us is forever preserved on the Internet, instantly available in a Google search. A permanent chronicle of our private lives - often of dubious reliability and sometimes totally false - will follow us wherever we go, accessible to friends, strangers, dates, employers, neighbors, relatives, and anyone else who cares to look. This engrossing book, brimming with amazing examples of gossip, slander, and rumor on the Internet, explores the profound implications of the online collision between free speech and privacy.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • The Future of Reputation: Gossip, Rumor, and Privacy on the InternetHardcoverYale University Press2007-10-24

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