I Know Who You Are and I Saw What You Did: Social Networks and the Death of Privacy
by:
Lori Andrews (author)
Social networks, the defining cultural movement of our time, offer many freedoms. But as we work and shop and date over the Web, we are opening ourselves up to intrusive privacy violations by employers, the police, and aggressive data collection companies that sell our information to any and all...
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Social networks, the defining cultural movement of our time, offer many freedoms. But as we work and shop and date over the Web, we are opening ourselves up to intrusive privacy violations by employers, the police, and aggressive data collection companies that sell our information to any and all takers. Through groundbreaking research, Andrews reveals how routinely colleges reject applicants due to personal information searches, robbers use vacation postings to target homes for break-ins, and lawyers scour our social media for information to use against us in court. And the legal system isn't protecting us—in the thousands of privacy violations brought to trial, judges often rule against the victims. Providing expert advice and leading the charge to secure our rights, Andrews proposes a Social Network Constitution to protect us all. Now is the time to join her and take action—the very future of privacy is at stake. Log on to www.loriandrews.com to sign the Constitution for Web Privacy.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781451651058 (1451651058)
Publish date: January 1st 2013
Publisher: Free Press
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Science,
Technology,
Computers,
Internet,
Business,
Politics,
Sociology,
Social Science,
Law,
Social Media
This book does not start off well, since the author does not have a very good grasp of the technology. The cases she presents early in the book are familiar, but are described without nuance and with the FUD turned up to 11. I almost quit reading, I was so frustrated. I question her definition of a ...
I'm reasonably paranoid about the info I post online, but found out a lot more reading this about the info that's available whether I choose to post personal info about myself or not - not to mention the sneaky ways that cookies, etc. get placed on my computer by 3d parties when I visit sites I woul...
This book is written by an attorney, which places it in the dry and wordy category. However, the information is important enough that it's worth the slog. I scanned much of it that doesn't apply to me, and am gladder than ever that I never joined Facebook and don't share much personal info on the in...