Silicon Snake Oil - Softcover

Stoll, Cliff

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330344420 ISBN 13: 9780330344425

Verlag: Pan Books, 1996

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In his previous book, The Cuckoo's Egg, Clifford Stoll related the story of how, through the Internet, he uncovered a computer spy ring. In Silicon Snake Oil he deals with the myths and realities of the Internet, looking at the darker side of the information superhighway and attempting to reveal its hidden hazards. It illustrates how electronic data transfer can be slow, less reliable, and more expensive than communication by phone, fax, and even the postal service. Stoll also argues that discussion groups, lauded for providing access to information and diverse opinons, are in fact hotbeds of rumour, where conversations about issues frequently degenerate into the rude, offensive and tasteless, and where technical questions often elicit inaccurate answers.

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In his previous work, "The Cuckoo's Egg", the author related the story of how, through the Internet, he uncovered a computer spy ring. This new text deals with the myths and realities of the Internet, looking at the darker side of the information superhighway and attempting to reveal its hidden hazards. It illustrates how electronic data transfer can be slow, less reliable, and more expensive than communication by phone, fax, and even the postal service. The work argues that discussion groups, lauded for providing access to information and diverse opinons, are in fact hotbeds of rumour, where conversations about issues frequently degenerate into the rude, offensive and tasteless, and where technical questions often elicit inaccurate answers. The text also suggests that business transactions on the Internet are, at best, perfunctory and, at worst, dangerous.

Biografía del autor:

Clifford Stoll is a U.S. astronomer, computer systems administrator and author of The Cuckoo's Egg and Silicon Snake Oil, both published by PanMacmillan. He lives in Berkeley, California.

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• Verlag: Pan Books
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0330344420
• ISBN 13: 9780330344425
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 247