Everyone has the right to privacy. The Fourth Amendment to the United States Bill of Rights states that "The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated." The United Nations also highly values the privacy of individuals. Article Twelve of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states: "No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family, home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation." Despite how clearly these documents establish the fact that unwarranted searches are unlawful, the internet has made us more exposed than ever before. This book will show you how to get your privacy back. One click. That's all it takes for internet service providers, governments and hackers to spy on you. Every bit of information put on the internet is stored there forever. All anyone has to do is tell a computer to go retrieve it. If you are targeted, a complete profile can be made about you including: Your name Your age Your location Your phone number Your medical history Your financial information Your family members' personal information Everything else anyone has ever shared about you on social media websites and much, much more Your personal information is exposed with just a click. We are being watched. The internet is not private. It was never meant to be. After hearing so many news stories about information being secretly gathered online, people around the world have started to wonder who is watching them online. The smart ones have gone one step further and are now actively seeking a way to protect themselves and their families. Lucky for you, you're one of those people. This guide will give you all the information you need. The secret is to be anonymous. There are many different reasons people may want to protect themselves by being anonymous online. While it is true that some people seek online anonymity for illegal purposes, most people just want the security and freedom that comes with privacy. They don't want to be spied on. If you are one of these people, it is absolutely vital that you begin protecting yourself today. Every minute exposed leaves more information in the open for anyone to see. This book was written for beginner to average level internet users to protect themselves as quickly as possible. It is an easy to follow guide designed to help you protect yourself as quickly as possible. After reading this book, you will know what you need to do to get your privacy back. You and your family will be more secure online using the information in this guide. Protect yourself now. Don't be sorry later.

Millions of people have their identities stolen every year. This comprehensive and easy-to-read guide explains how to surf the Internet freely and get downloads without censorship or restriction, prevent identity theft and keep cyber-criminals from hacking into a computer, and stop search engines, social networking sites, and powerful Internet players from tracking and profiling users.

An Economist Book of the Year Every minute of every day, our data is harvested and exploited… It is time to pull the plug on the surveillance economy. Governments and hundreds of corporations are spying on you, and everyone you know. They're not just selling your data. They're selling the power to influence you and decide for you. Even when you've explicitly asked them not to. Reclaiming privacy is the only way we can regain control of our lives and our societies. These governments and corporations have too much power, and their power stems from us--from our data. Privacy is as collective as it is personal, and it's time to take back control. Privacy Is Power tells you how to do exactly that. It calls for the end of the data economy and proposes concrete measures to bring that end about, offering practical solutions, both for policymakers and ordinary citizens.

Discusses how to set up defenses against hackers and online con artists, encryption methods, anonymizer software, spam, viruses, identity theft, firewalls, and ways to safeguard online purchases.

* Covers the essentials: An individual Internet user needs to know to help maintain personal privacy. Topics include securing a PC and Internet connection, knowing the risks of releasing personal information, cutting back on spam and other e-mail nuisances, and dealing with personal privacy away from the computer. * Covers the enhanced features of the latest releases of Internet filtering software and privacy tools. * Series features: The...For Dummies series has always been popular with new Internet users. Internet For Dummies remains the #1 beginning reference for Internet users. This book looks to follow the successes of its predecessors.

Learn to secure your personal data & reclaim your online privacy! Ê KEY FEATURESÊ - Understand your cyber risk exposure by calculating your Privacy Scoreª - Improve your Privacy Score with easy-to-follow recommendations - Different recommendations for different levels of expertise Ð YOUR choice! - An ÔinteractiveÕ book with inline QR code references for further learning! - Instantly applicable recommendations that show immediate results! - Gamification of recommended actions to incentivize best practice behaviors. - Quantifiable* improvement by the end of the book! Ê DESCRIPTIONÊ This book intends to be a comprehensive step-by-step guide on how to take control of all your digital footprints on the internet. You will begin with a quick analysis that will calculate your current Privacy Score. The aim of this book is to improve this Privacy Score by the end of the book.Ê By the end of this book, you will have ensured that the information being leaked by your phone, your desktop, your browser, and your internet connection is minimal-to-none. All your online accounts for email, social networks, banking, shopping, etc. will be made secure and (almost) impervious to attackers. You will have complete control over all of your personal information that is available in public view.Ê Your personal information belongs to you and you alone. It should never ever be available for anyone else to see without your knowledge and without your explicit permission. Ê WHAT WILL YOU LEARN - How to safeguard your privacy online - How to secure your personal data & keep it private - How to prevent your devices from leaking your private info - How to prevent various websites & services from ÔspyingÕ on you - How to Ôlock downÕ your social media profiles - How to identify threats to your privacy and what counter-measures to take WHO THIS BOOK IS FOR Anyone who values their digital security and privacy and wishes to Ôlock downÕ their personal data will find this book useful. Corporate IT departments can use this as a reference book to design data security practices and training modules for employees. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Prologue 2. Internet and Privacy 3. Android Devices 4. Apple iPhones 5. Smartphone Apps 6. Smart Devices & IoT 7. Desktops Ð Operating Systems 8. Desktops Ð Software Applications 9. Desktops Ð Browsers 10. Services - Email 11. Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) 12. Networks: Connectivity, & Internet 13. Operational Security (OPSEC) 14. Epilogue 15. Bonus Chapter: Useful Tips and Tricks

Privacy is a growing concern in the United States and around the world. The spread of the Internet and the seemingly boundaryless options for collecting, saving, sharing, and comparing information trigger consumer worries. Online practices of business and government agencies may present new ways to compromise privacy, and e-commerce and technologies that make a wide range of personal information available to anyone with a Web browser only begin to hint at the possibilities for inappropriate or unwarranted intrusion into our personal lives. Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age presents a comprehensive and multidisciplinary examination of privacy in the information age. It explores such important concepts as how the threats to privacy evolving, how can privacy be protected and how society can balance the interests of individuals, businesses and government in ways that promote privacy reasonably and effectively? This book seeks to raise awareness of the web of connectedness among the actions one takes and the privacy policies that are enacted, and provides a variety of tools and concepts with which debates over privacy can be more fruitfully engaged. Engaging Privacy and Information Technology in a Digital Age focuses on three major components affecting notions, perceptions, and expectations of privacy: technological change, societal shifts, and circumstantial discontinuities. This book will be of special interest to anyone interested in understanding why privacy issues are often so intractable.