Theories of the Information Society, Third Edition - Cryptome

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5 The key organisation in the UK is the Office for National Statistics, a merger of the
Central Statistical Office and the Office of Population, Censuses and Surveys in 1996.
8 Information, reflexivity and surveillance
1 Securing the occupation has been much more difficult for the invading forces
(America had lost well over 2,000 soldiers by the end of 2005) since advantages of
information war are greatly reduced when occupying troops have to get close to
locals and especially where suicide attacks are mounted on the occupiers.
9 Information and postmodernity
1 This is a knowingness shared by makers of advertisements, who often present adverts
that are ironic, tongue-in-cheek and funny, mocking the very idea that the viewer
might be persuaded to buy a product by watching the advertisement.
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