ABSTRACT
This chapter documents the relationship between technology and terrorism. It focuses on the Internet, in an attempt to discover whether the threat of insurgency is justification for the increasingly restrictive privacy of Internet users. In order to achieve these aims, controversial descriptions of terrorism and aspects of government and policing in cyberspace are explored before critically evaluating the Internet as a means of resistance. The chapter examines actual and perceived threats of international terrorism and will be implemented as a base on which to build a comprehensive picture of resistance, as both minority group and state-sponsored operations. It provides a brief overview of the changes occurring at both micro and macro levels of society. The chapter outlines the rise of the Internet, identifies the problems of researching cyberspace, and discusses Internet activities specialist David Wall's five main levels of government and policing of the cyber society.
