Synopses & Reviews
From the moment you're born, you enter the data stream-from birth certificates to medical records to what you bought on Amazon last week. As your dossier grows, so do the threats, from identity thieves to government snoops to companies who want to sell you something. Computer Privacy Annoyances shows you how to regain control of your life. You'll learn how to keep private information private, stop nosy bosses, get off that incredibly annoying mailing list, and more. Unless you know what data is available about you and how to protect it, you're a sitting duck. Computer Privacy Annoyances is your guide to a safer, saner, and more private life.
Written by privacy pro Dan Tynan, and based on interviews with privacy experts from all over the globe, Computer Privacy Annoyances serves up real-world advice in bite-sized portions that will help you stop the snoops in their tracks. The book even addresses non-computing threats, from telemarketer-cum-stalkers, thieves at your mailbox, nosy folks in your HR department, cell phone eavesdroppers, and more.
The key areas covered include:
- Privacy at Home
- Privacy on the Net
- Privacy at Work
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy and Uncle Sam
- Privacy in the Future
Daniel Tynan has written about Internet privacy and security for nearly a decade. His work has appeared in more than 40 national publications. As executive editor at
PC World, Tynan edited a special issue on Internet Privacy that won a Grand Neal Award and was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He has won more than a dozen other honors, including nine Neals, four Maggies, and two Computer Press Association Awards.
Synopsis
From the moment you're born, you enter the data stream-from birth certificates to medical records to what you bought on Amazon last week. As your dossier grows, so do the threats, from identity thieves to government snoops to companies who want to sell you something.
Computer Privacy Annoyances shows you how to regain control of your life. You'll learn how to keep private information private, stop nosy bosses, get off that incredibly annoying mailing list, and more. Unless you know what data is available about you and how to protect it, you're a sitting duck.
Computer Privacy Annoyances is your guide to a safer, saner, and more private life.
Written by privacy pro Dan Tynan, and based on interviews with privacy experts from all over the globe, Computer Privacy Annoyances serves up real-world advice in bite-sized portions that will help you stop the snoops in their tracks. The book even addresses non-computing threats, from telemarketer-cum-stalkers, thieves at your mailbox, nosy folks in your HR department, cell phone eavesdroppers, and more.
The key areas covered include:
- Privacy at Home
- Privacy on the Net
- Privacy at Work
- Privacy in Public
- Privacy and Uncle Sam
- Privacy in the Future
About the Author
Daniel Tynan has written about Internet privacy and security for nearly a decade. His work has appeared in more than 40 national publications. As executive editor at PC World, Tynan edited a special issue on Internet Privacy that won a Grand Neal Award and was a finalist for a National Magazine Award. He has won more than a dozen other honors, including nine Neals, four Maggies, and two Computer Press Association Awards.
Table of Contents
Introduction; Privacy Is Personal; Who Should Read This Book?; How This Book Is Organized; Tips...and a Whole Lot More; Accuracy and Timeliness; Conventions Used in This Book; O'Reilly Would Like to Hear From You; About the Author; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: PRIVACY AT RISK; 1.1 The Spy on Your Desk; 1.2 Dawn of the Undead PC; 1.3 Working for the Man; 1.4 The Information Explosion; 1.5 The Data Industrial Complex; 1.6 Location, Location, Location; Chapter 2: PRIVACY AT HOME; 2.1 MY DATA, MYSELF; 2.2 HOME SWEET NETWORKS; 2.3 CELL PHONES; 2.4 TELEMARKETING, JUNK MAIL, AND FAXES; 2.5 IDENTITY THEFT; Chapter 3: PRIVACY ON THE NET; 3.1 BROWSING AROUND; 3.2 EMAIL; 3.3 HACKERS, VIRUSES, AND WORMS--OH MY!; 3.4 ONLINE SHOPPING; 3.5 ONLINE FILE SWAPPING; 3.6 KIDS AND THE NET; 3.7 PRIVACY @ LARGE; Chapter 4: PRIVACY AT WORK; 4.1 THE INTERNET AT WORK; 4.2 APPLYING FOR WORK; 4.3 HR/PERSONNEL RECORDS; 4.4 MISCELLANEOUS WORK ISSUES; Chapter 5: PRIVACY IN PUBLIC; 5.1 AT THE STORE; 5.2 LIBRARIES AND SCHOOLS; 5.3 ON THE ROAD; 5.4 AT THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE; 5.5 AT THE BANK; 5.6 MISCELLANEOUS; Chapter 6: PRIVACY AND UNCLE SAM; 6.1 PUBLIC AGENCIES AND YOU; 6.2 POLITICAL PRIVACY; 6.3 LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT; 6.4 SPOOKS AND SNOOPS; Chapter 7: Privacy in the Future; 7.1 SLAMMING SPAM; 7.2 ASSURING AUTHENTICATION; 7.3 REGARDING REPUTATION; 7.4 FOILING PHISHERS; 7.5 RATING RISKS; 7.6 INSULATING IDENTITY; 7.7 WHITHER WASHINGTON?; 7.8 PRIVACY POWER; Colophon;