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A lighthearted account of the author's attempt to travel to London's Southend Pier undetected by the western world's growing surveillance technologies reveals how much detail is collected and maintained by state and commercial organizations and the possible threats posed by government agencies and information thieves.
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British journalist Clark describes and decries the many ways that the government--governments now with the rise of the European Union--infringe on his privacy and that of all other ordinary citizens. His topics include the talking lamp post, a brief history of surveillance, genes, secrets, pockets, travels, computer, car, home, money, shopping, job, health, and paranoia. Originally published in Britain by Harriman House in 2007 under the title The Road to Southend Pier. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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