No Place to Hide |
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| Author:
| O'Harrow, Robert |
| ISBN: | 978-0-14-102678-7 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2006 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $24.95 |
Book Description:
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In this chilling narrative, award-winning Washington Post reporter Robert O'Harrow uncovers the frightening new alliance between government and business - the security-industrial complex. For years, private companies have gathered all kinds of information about consumers and sold it for profit. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, they have sold it to the government. In return, they have received vastly expanded resources and freedom from legal restraint. Every aspect of our lives is now...
More DescriptionIn this chilling narrative, award-winning Washington Post reporter Robert O'Harrow uncovers the frightening new alliance between government and business - the security-industrial complex. For years, private companies have gathered all kinds of information about consumers and sold it for profit. Since the 9/11 terrorist attacks, they have sold it to the government. In return, they have received vastly expanded resources and freedom from legal restraint. Every aspect of our lives is now recorded and tracked. For us there is literally No Place to Hide.