Privacy Defended
Que, February, 2002.
Trade Paperback, 699 pages.
ISBN: 078972605X
Everyone has some online privacy concerns, but few people
realize that connecting to the Internet
practically turns your monitor into a two-way
mirror. Your privacy can be breached through
your online orders, from the email you send and
simply by logging on and surfing the Web.
This book provides answers to numerous privacy
questions, such as what information
about you is being used and how, what happens
to your credit card information, how secure are
hotels and Internet cafes, hacker risks with
DSL and cable connections, misuse of
cookies, spam, viruses, cyber crime, databases of
personal information and online fraud.
The book also focuses on solutions to privacy
problems, including personal firewalls,
secure email, anti-virus software, privacy
organizations, anonymous surfing, browser
settings, encryption and parental controls.
The authors also introduce and discuss current
privacy laws, as well as legislation being
considered to help consumers.
The Internet is a powerful new entertainment, research and shopping tool for everyone, but -- like everything else in life -- it comes with its own specific dangers and risk. This book helps users minimize the potential hazards the Internet poses by helping make readers aware of the risks and dangers and teaching them how to protect their computers and personal information. Highly recommended for anyone using the Internet.
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This review was published in the April, 2002 of The Internet Writing Journal.
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