Privacy on the line : the politics of wiretapping and encryption / Whitfield Diffie, Susan Landau.

Author/creator Diffie, Whitfield
Other author Landau, Susan Eva.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1998.
Descriptionix, 342 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Wiretapping--United States.
Data encryption (Computer science)--Law and legislation. --United States.
Privacy, Right of--United States.

Contents Introduction -- Cryptography -- Cryptography and public policy -- National security -- Law enforcement -- Privacy: protections and threats -- Wiretapping -- Communications: the current scene -- Cryptography: the current scene -- Conclusion.
Local noteLittle-308249--305131015003M
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [287]-317) and index.
LCCN 97042347
ISBN0262041677 (hc : alk. paper)