Reviews
--Ronald L. Rivest, Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, " A superb and timely introduction to a subject of enormous importance for scholars and citizens alike." -- A. P. Simonds, "Choice", The book details numerous privacy issues, from personal privacy to national security.... A welcome surprise is that the book often reads like a Tom Clancy novel, interwoven as it is with episodes of domestic and international intrigue.... A timely and important book., A superb and timely introduction to a subject of enormous importance for scholars and citizens alike., "This authoritiative treatise helps unveil some of the mystery and puts contemporary freedom, privacy, and security issues in perspective." -- "Publishers Weekly", "Given the importance of the issues, we are lucky that Whitfield Diffie and Susan Landau, two of the leading experts in the areas of cryptography and security, have written in clear prose Privacy on the Line." - Alan Stone, IEEE Spectrum, A Superb and Timely Introduction to a Subject of Enormous Importance for Scholars Andcitizens Alike., The book details numerous privacy issues, from personal privacy to nationalsecurity.... A welcome surprise is that the book often reads like a Tom Clancy novel, interwoven asit is with episodes of domestic and international intrigue.... A timely and importantbook., & " A compact and intelligible guide to both the technical and the political issues.& " -- Laurence A. Marschall, The Sciences, & " This revised edition of Diffie and Landau's classic work brings their treatment fully up to date. Essential for anyone interested in the technology, history, and politics of communications privacy.& " -- Ronald L. Rivest, Andrew and Erna Viterbi Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT, & " Should be required reading for any computing student at any level.& " -- Harold Thimbleby, New Scientist, An incredibly comprehensive insight into the world of encryption and wiretaps, its political machinations, legal aspects, technologies, vulnerabilities, costs, limitations, and near-ubiquity., "An incredibly comprehensive insight into the world of encryption and wiretaps, its political machinations, legal aspects, technologies, vulnerabilities, costs, limitations, and near-ubiquity." G. Ernest Govea Security Management, "A compact and intelligible guide to both the technical and the political issues." Laurence A. Marschall The Sciences, Diffie and Landau deserve a large audience. Their lucid exposition adds valuable context to debates that for too long have been abstract., "Diffie and Landau deserve a large audience. Their lucid exposition adds valuable context to debates that for too long have been abstract." Aziz Huq The American Prospect, An incredibly comprehensive insight into the world of encryption and wiretaps, itspolitical machinations, legal aspects, technologies, vulnerabilities, costs, limitations, andnear-ubiquity., & " The book details numerous privacy issues, from personal privacy to national security. . . . A welcome surprise is that the book often reads like a Tom Clancy novel, interwoven as it is with episodes of domestic and international intrigue. . . A timely and important book.& " -- Ben Rothke, Security Management, "A superb and timely introduction to a subject of enormous importance for scholars and citizens alike." A. P. Simonds Choice, "The book details numerous privacy issues, from personal privacy to national security.... A welcome surprise is that the book often reads like a Tom Clancy novel, interwoven as it is with episodes of domestic and international intrigue.... A timely and important book." Ben Rothke Security Management, Diffie and Landau deserve a large audience. Their lucid exposition adds valuablecontext to debates that for too long have been abstract.
