An edition of Wiretapping and electronic surveillance in America, 1862-1920
(2014)
Wiretapping and electronic surveillance in America, 1862-1920
by Kerry Segrave
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"Americans have come to realize that many of us may be under surveillance at any time. It all started 150 years ago on the battlefields of the Civil War, where each side tapped the other's telegraph lines. In 1895 the NYPD began to tap telephone lines. In 1910 the dictograph arrived, making electronic surveillance easier still"--
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Wiretapping and electronic surveillance in America, 1862-1920
2014, McFarland
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Table of Contents
The Civil War
Stealing electricity
Worries about privacy
Wiretapping the bookies
Wiretapping the markets : stocks, commodities and bucket shops
Wiretapping other businesses
Wiretapping labor
Wiretapping : other crimes and personal use
Wiretapping : politics, laws, and police
Dictograph : the first bug.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-214) and index.
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