The Dirty Little Secret

Here's technology's dirty little secret. Do you know who's spying on you? The institutions you trust most! Banks, insurance carriers , credit cards, public records, phone, cable, ISPs, advertisers, media, software developers, retailers, supermarkets, and Internet portals sit up nights dreaming of ways to profit from the confidential information we provide. They trick us into trusting them ”into ratting ourselves out ”and then they sell our secrets to the highest bidder!

Unfortunately, once personal information is in the public domain, it's out there in perpetuity. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube, but you can screw the cap back on! This book explains how. Think of it as an elaborate video game. You're the target! People are spying on you. Technology is a double-edged sword, their weapon and your shield. This book is your scorecard. It will reveal who the players are, the means by which they spy on us, and appropriate countermeasures to foil them. The ultimate defense is stealth! Spies can't spy on what they can't see. This book will teach you how to construct a virtual firewall between the spies and your life!