Screen LibraryEyes in the sky : the secret rise of Gorgon Stare and how it will watch us all /
The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt,
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| Publisher Address: | Boston, MA : |
| Publication Dates: | 2019. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
The fascinating history and unnerving future of high-tech aerial surveillance, from its secret military origins to its growing use on American citizens. |
| Carrier Form: | xvii, 318 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780544972001 0544972007 |
| Index Number: | JK468 |
| CLC: | D771.236 |
| Call Number: | D771.236/M623 |
| Contents: | Part I: The origin of the all-seeing eye. A new threat ; Enemy of the state ; The Gorgon's Stare -- Part II: Our overwatched future. A murder in Baltimore ; Pixels into ploughshares ; What's next for wide-area surveillance ; It takes a million eyes ; Ghost in the stare ; New dimensions ; Watching in every sense -- Part III: Another long road. One hell of a fight ; A murder in Baltimore, redux ; Where power meets fury ; Rules for the eye and the AI. |