The Rise of Security and Why We Always Want More

<p>Security is now a $500 billion global business and it`s growing fast. </p><p><br></p><p> It's developed from the night watchman keeping a sleepy eye out to the guard patrolling the shopping mall to smart surveillance systems monitoring everything everywhere all the time. </p><p><br></p><p> This book explains: </p><p><br></p><p> --how demand for security is generated by an alignment of interests between big business insurance companies the media lawyers politicians and human nature; --how our response to terrorism is driven by fear rather than risk; </p><p><br></p><p> --and how security has become a key feature of our lives at home on-line at work when shopping and when flying. </p><p><br></p><p> This is a panoramic view from an industry insider who describes why the more security we have the more we want. </p><p><br></p><p> And crucial question emerges as security incorporates new technology including facial recognition drones artificial intelligence digital analytics location and heart rate monitoring: are we creating Big Brother or Big Mother? </p><p><br></p><p> It`s probably the most interesting book on security that you`ll ever read.</p>