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ERIC Number: EJ338672
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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Technology, Privacy and the Democratic Process.
Gandy, Oscar H., Jr.; Simmons, Charles E.
Critical Studies in Mass Communication, v3 n2 p155-68 Jun 1986
Argues that advances in information technology, especially capacities to collect and combine data for marketing purposes, subvert protections of individual privacy and weaken the influence of the individual in democracy. (MS)
Descriptors: Consumer Protection, Federal Legislation, Federal Regulation, Government Role, Information Science, Marketing, Privacy, Propaganda, Technological Advancement
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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