Brown, Dan, 1964-

Digital fortress / Dan Brown. - New York : St. Martin's, 2004, c1998. - 525 p. ; 19 cm.

Includes a deaf character.

A computer wiz takes on the government in defense of the right to privacy. On hearing the National Security Agency has secretly installed a program that can read anyone's e-mail, Ensei Tankado comes up with a program to paralyze it. A conflict ensues and people die.

ISBN: 9780312944926 (pbk.) 0312944926 (pbk.)

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. National Security Agency --Fiction.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Intelligence officers--Fiction.
Computer security--Fiction.
Cryptographers--Fiction.