Citizen Spies: The Long Rise of America's Surve, Reeves, Joshua<-

Citizen SpiesThe Long Rise of America's Surveillance Society\nAuthor(s): Joshua Reeves\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9781479878116, 978-1479878116\nSynopsis\nThe history of recruiting citizens to spy on each other in the United States.\n Ever since the revelations of whistleblower Edward Snowden, we think about surveillance as the data-tracking digital technologies used by the likes of Google, the National Security Administration, and the military. But in reality, the state and allied institutions have a much longer history of using everyday citizens to spy and inform on their peers. Citizen Spies shows how \""If You See Something, Say Something\"" is more than just a new homeland security program; it has been an essential civic responsibility throughout the history of the United States. \n From the town crier of Colonial America to the recruitment of youth through \""junior police,\"" to the rise of .