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The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom?
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David Brin
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Perseus Books
Publication date
May 1, 1998
Pages
378
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780201328028
ISBN-10
020132802X
Dimensions
1.25 by 6.25 by 9.75 in.
Weight
1.50 lbs.
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Out of Print
Original list price
$25.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
The best-selling author of The Uplift War explains his controversial position that the privacy of individuals actually hampers accountability, which is the foundation of any civilized society, and argues that openness is far more liberating than secrecy.
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Hardcover
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from Perseus Books (May 1, 1998)
9780201328028 | details & prices | 378 pages | 6.25 × 9.75 × 1.25 in. | 1.50 lbs | List price $25.00
About: Argues that the privacy of individuals actually hampers accountability, which is the foundation of any civilized society and that openness is far more liberating than secrecy
About: Argues that the privacy of individuals actually hampers accountability, which is the foundation of any civilized society and that openness is far more liberating than secrecy
Paperback
from Basic Books (May 6, 1999); titled "The Transparent Society: Will Technology Force Us to Choose Between Privacy and Freedom"
9780738201443 | details & prices | 378 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.95 lbs | List price $18.00
About: Argues that the privacy of individuals actually hampers accountability, which is the foundation of any civilized society and that openness is far more liberating than secrecy
About: Argues that the privacy of individuals actually hampers accountability, which is the foundation of any civilized society and that openness is far more liberating than secrecy
With Bill Dolan |
from Harpercollins (May 1, 1993); titled "Cobra Curse"
9780061004650 | details & prices | 4.25 × 7.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.20 lbs | List price $3.99
This edition also contains Cobra Curse
This edition also contains Cobra Curse
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