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Bits, Bytes and Big Brother

Federal Information Control in the Technological Age

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Published: 21st March 1995
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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.

?The book will be of principle use to those with an interest in federal information policy and First Amendment theory. Those who are focusing more on new communication technologies may appreciate the broad theoretical and philosophical questions that the work raises.?-Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly

Author's Note
Foreword
Introduction: Preliminary Considerations of Information
Access and Control Brief History of Affirmative Federal Public
Access Law Definition of "Information"
The Foreign Agents Registration Act
The Computer Security Act of 1987
The Pentagon Rules on Media
Access Principles of Ethical Reasoning
Ethical Principles in Federal Information Control
Federal Information Control in a Technological Age
Foreign Agents Registration and Propaganda Act
The Computer Security Act of 1987 Media Pools in the Persian Gulf 1991
Selected Bibliography
Legal Index
Subject Index
Name Index
Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved.

ISBN: 9780275949006
ISBN-10: 0275949001
Series: Praeger Series in Political Communication
Audience: Professional
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 182
Published: 21st March 1995
Publisher: ABC-Clio
Dimensions (cm): 23.4 x 15.6  x 1.1
Weight (kg): 0.431