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Electronic Networks, Enhanced State Surveillance and the Ironies of Control

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Abstract.
The article begins by mapping the worldwide surge of state network surveillance initiatives that has
occurred over the last decade or so. Invariably, the rationale for these initiatives include the claim that
they will curb crime and/or terrorism. Focusing on the US context, it is argued that the proliferation of
state network surveillance initiatives has resulted in a substantial increase in state surveillance power.
Dated legal concepts have been applied without discrimination to contemporary electronic networks.
The upshot is that increasingly sensitive ‘traffic data’ can be accessed easily by law enforcement. This
enhanced network surveillance capacity has failed to deter drug trafficking and money laundering—
intertwined crimes that have been of high priority to US state officials. In fact, not only have these initiatives failed to curb these crimes, they have contributed to their escalation. It is argued that a similar
dynamic may be at work in the US state’s ‘war on terrorism’. Policy implications of the analysis are
briefly discussed.

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Judul Seri

Journal of Creative Communications

No. Panggil

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Penerbit

New Delhi : SAGE Publications Ltd., 2006

Deskripsi Fisik

Journal of Creative Communications 1:1 (2006)

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English

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Tipe Isi

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

1:1 (2006)

Subjek

ILMU SOSIAL

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