On the record: Surveillance, computers, and privacy : the inside story

by Duncan C. Campbell

347 pages, Hardcover

First published December 31, 1986

About the author

Duncan Campbell was a British journalist and author who worked particularly on crime issues. He was a senior reporter/correspondent for The Guardian from 1987 until 2010, and authored several books.

Reviews

[Alt_de_lete · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a book written before its time 1986. It covers the dismantling of an analogue society and the assembly of a digital one in the UK and all its ramifications, including data sharing across databases, government surveillance, and the most of all the abuses that it opens the masses to. If the proof of the pudding is under the crust then looking at Britain today makes this an excellent read.