Cyber Citizens, 9780807010846
Hardcover
Online lives, offline rights: defending democracy in the digital age.

Cyber Citizens

saving democracy through digital literacy

$66.28

  • Hardcover

    224 pages

  • Release Date

    21 July 2025

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Summary

Cyber Citizens: Navigating Democracy in the Digital Age

The electronic age compels us to confront the delicate balance between the convenience of constant connectivity and the protection of personal privacy, security, and democracy itself. Presented as a two-fold concern of digital and civic literacy, surveillance and privacy expert Heidi Boghosian argues that our fight to uphold democracy must extend to the online world.

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Book Details

ISBN-13:9780807010846
ISBN-10:0807010847
Author:Heidi Boghosian
Publisher:Beacon Press
Imprint:Beacon Press
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:224
Release Date:21 July 2025
Weight:567g
Dimensions:229mm x 152mm
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Critics Review

“Essential reading for today’s online citizenry, featuring dense but vital research.”—Kirkus Reviews“Heidi Boghosian’s Cyber Citizens makes the case that mass surveillance, digital illiteracy, and the erosion of civic engagement combine to pose a pernicious, existential threat to democracy. Equal parts practical digital security guide and timely civics lesson, Cyber Citizens has answers for anyone who has looked at the political landscape and asked, ‘What can I do?’”—Lauren Harper, Daniel Ellsberg Chair on Government Secrecy, Freedom of the Press Foundation“Cyber Citizens is a masterclass in civic activism for the digital age. We can’t rely on tech companies to safeguard our democracy: it’s up to each of us. As surveillance and disinformation are normalized, Heidi Boghosian offers an accessible, urgently needed tool kit for digital disruption.”—Will Potter, investigative journalist and author of Green Is the New Red“In today’s information-saturated world, Cyber Citizens serves as a survival manual for defending against cybersecurity and other online threats. Read it, share it with others, and be a more responsible digital citizen.”—Oliver Page, cofounder and CEO of CyberNut

About The Author

Heidi Boghosian

Heidi Boghosian is a surveillance and privacy expert, a lawyer, an activist, and the author of “I Have Nothing to Hide”- And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy. She has led several civil liberties and social justice organizations, including the National Lawyers Guild and the A.J. Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice. An advisory board member for the Georgetown Center on Privacy and Technology, she also co-hosts the civil liberties radio show and podcast Law and Disorder.

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