Bibliograph

The listeners, a history of wiretapping in the United States, Brian Hochman

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Label

The listeners, a history of wiretapping in the United States, Brian Hochman

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-338) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The listeners

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1303222569

Responsibility statement

Brian Hochman

Sub title

a history of wiretapping in the United States

Summary

"Electronic surveillance was once a specialized intelligence-gathering tool that provoked fascination and protest. Now it is a mundane fact of our consumer world. How did we get here? The Listeners traces the spies and scandal mongers, police and presidents, businessmen and filmmakers who made wiretapping a defining technology of American history"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part One. Dirty business: Stolen signals and whispering wires -- Detective Burns goes to Washington -- To intercept and divulge -- The wiretapper's nest -- Part Two. The bug in the martini olive: Eavesdroppers -- Tapping God's telephone -- Part Three. The listening age: Title III -- Big brother, where art thou? -- Limited assistance necessary -- Off the wire

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