Fighting Terror Online: The Convergence of Security, Technology, and the Law by

Description: Fighting Terror Online by Martin Charles Golumbic Naturally, policy-makers around the world rushed to examine their law enforcement capabilities and the suitability of these tools to the new war on terror. Given the horror of the events and the haste to provide law enforcement agencies with the best tools possible to ?ght the new threat, policy-makers moved forward without much public discussion. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This book ?nds its roots in the horror that engulfed us all around the globe as we experienced and watched with disbelief the events of September 11, 2001. Naturally, policy-makers around the world rushed to examine their law enforcement capabilities and the suitability of these tools to the new war on terror. This examination resulted in a wave of legislation around the world, aimed at increasing the power of law enforcement agencies. The digital environment was a major focus of these regulatory and legis- tive attempts. Given the horror of the events and the haste to provide law enforcement agencies with the best tools possible to ?ght the new threat, policy-makers moved forward without much public discussion. Legis- tors around the world rushed to do the same. No real public debate took place before the USA PATRIOT Act was approved by Congress, 6 weeks 1 after 9/11. Our concern is that the publics voice is also needed in this process. Notes Worldwide attention is being given to a new security threat, in the form of global terrorism. This book presents the position that the online environment is a significant and relevant theater of activity in the fight against terror, and identifies the threats, the security needs, and the issues that are unique to this environment. The book examines whether the unique characteristics of this environment require new legal solutions, or whether existing solutions are sufficient. Three areas of online activity are identified that require reexamination: security, monitoring, and propaganda. For each of these, the book indicates the issues, examines existing legal arrangements, and offers guidelines for formulating legal policy. There is a demonstrated need to relate to the digital environment as a battlefront, map the new security threats, and thereby hope to provide focus to the pressing discussion on todays legislative and technological agenda. Back Cover To see the author talk about the book, Fighting Terror Online, click on the link The Academic Channel, under Related links on this webpage. The unprecedented events that have taken place in recent years have led legislators and governments throughout the world to reconsider and restructure their policies regarding security issues. Today, worldwide attention is being given to a new security threat, in the form of global terrorism. Legal systems are being called upon to provide a response to these threats, in all areas of life, including the online environment. Among its many tools, global terror also uses advanced technological methods. This fact presents a difficult challenge to policymakers. Therefore, we have chosen to focus this book on the issue of formulating appropriate policy at the interface between security and technology, human rights and economic policy. The fundamental issue - the tension between security needs and civil rights - is not new. A great deal of experience has been amassed in various countries in this regard, and the question that now arises is whether the existing system of principles and laws, developed on the basis of experience gathered in the "concrete" world, is applicable to the "digital" environment. This book presents the position that the online environment is a significant and relevant theater of activity in the fight against terror, and will identify the threats, the security needs, and the issues that are unique to this environment. We examine whether the unique characteristics of this environment require new legal solutions, or whether existing solutions are sufficient. Three areas of online activity are identified that require reexamination: security, monitoring, and propaganda. For each of these, we will indicate the issues, examine existing legal arrangements, and offer guidelines for formulating legal policy. There is a demonstrated need to relate to the digital environment as a battlefront, map the new security threats, and thereby hope to provide focus to the pressing discussion on todays legislative and technological agenda. Author Biography Martin Charles Golumbic is Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Caesarea Edmond Benjamin de Rothschild Foundation Institute for Interdisciplinary Applications of Computer Science at the University of Haifa. He is the editor of the book "Advances in Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language and Knowledge-based Systems" (Springer, 1990), the author of the book "Algorithmic Graph Theory and Perfect Graphs" (second edition, Elsevier 2004), coauthor of a second book "Tolerance Graphs" (Cambridge University Press, 2004), and the founding editor-in-chief of the journal series "Annals of Mathematics and Artificial Intelligence" (Springer). Professor Golumbic received his Ph.D. in mathematics from Columbia University in 1975, and has previously held positions at New York University, Bell Laboratories, IBM Israel and Bar-Ilan University as well as visiting positions at Université de Paris, the Weizmann Institute of Science, and Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. He has given guest lectures in 15 states in the U.S.A. and in 20 other countries, and he was elected as a Fellow of the European Artificial Intelligence society ECCAI in 2005. Table of Contents The Balance Between Security and Civil Rights.- The Legal Situation: Prevention and Enforcement in the Information Age.- The Legal Framework in Israel.- Technological Issues.- Recommendations: Is There a Need for New Regulations?. Long Description This book ?nds its roots in the horror that engulfed us all around the globe as we experienced and watched with disbelief the events of September 11, 2001. Naturally, policy-makers around the world rushed to examine their law enforcement capabilities and the suitability of these tools to the new war on terror. This examination resulted in a wave of legislation around the world, aimed at increasing the power of law enforcement agencies. The digital environment was a major focus of these regulatory and legis- tive attempts. Given the horror of the events and the haste to provide law enforcement agencies with the best tools possible to ?ght the new threat, policy-makers moved forward without much public discussion. Legis- tors around the world rushed to do the same. No real public debate took place before the USA PATRIOT Act was approved by Congress, 6 weeks 1 after 9/11. Our concern is that the publics voice is also needed in this process. Feature There is a demonstrated need to relate to the digital environment as a battlefront Identifies the threats, the security needs, and the issues that are unique to this environment Description for Sales People Worldwide attention is being given to a new security threat, in the form of global terrorism. This book presents the position that the online environment is a significant and relevant theater of activity in the fight against terror, and identifies the threats, the security needs, and the issues that are unique to this environment. The book examines whether the unique characteristics of this environment require new legal solutions, or whether existing solutions are sufficient. Three areas of online activity are identified that require reexamination: security, monitoring, and propaganda. For each of these, the book indicates the issues, examines existing legal arrangements, and offers guidelines for formulating legal policy. There is a demonstrated need to relate to the digital environment as a battlefront, map the new security threats, and thereby hope to provide focus to the pressing discussion on todays legislative and technological agenda. Details ISBN1441925236 Author Martin Charles Golumbic Year 2010 ISBN-10 1441925236 ISBN-13 9781441925237 Format Paperback Edition 1st Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc. Place of Publication New York, NY Country of Publication United States DEWEY 300 Short Title FIGHTING TERROR ONLINE Language English Media Book Subtitle The Convergence of Security, Technology, and the Law Pages 178 Publication Date 2010-10-29 UK Release Date 2010-10-29 AU Release Date 2010-10-29 NZ Release Date 2010-10-29 US Release Date 2010-10-29 Illustrations XIV, 178 p. Publisher Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 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