Whether you're worried about identity theft and cyber crime, wondering what to do about protecting your web and tech obsessed teenagers, or someone interested in understanding why invasive privacy eroding technologies threaten democracy and ultimately our precious freedoms, my new book, Protecting Your Privacy in the Tech - Terror Age is designed for you. I use revealing stories, facts and arguments, expert commentary and advice from across the globe in a book I call; the baby I gave birth to after my frightening encounter with a computer spook.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Privacy Invasion Stories Women, Men and Teens Tell
Why Privacy Matters
911 and How Snoop and Scoop Became the Norm
Big Data, the Whale in the Room
Privacy is Your Business
Democracy-Life’s Hell Without it
Your Privacy Rights and the Law
Privacy Protection Tips
•Smart -surfing the Internet
•Malware
•Mobile phones and tablets
•Email
•Texting and instant messaging
•Social media
•Shopping online
•Cyber crime and identity theft
•Cyber stalking
•Safeguarding your businesses (SMEs)
•Protecting teenagers
•Practical daily privacy and safety tips for teens
Champions of the Cause
Notes and References
About the Author
Ingrid Walter is a Telefest journalism award winning former reporter and political correspondent. Throughout her career Ingrid filed news and feature stories for online and print publications, radio and television networks. She has traveled to various parts of the United States and Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. She is the author of a travel companion book and eBook series about the Caribbean. Protecting Your Privacy in the Tech-Terror Age is Ingrid’s first issue focused book. It builds upon the research and reporting expertise she acquired as a Canadian general assignment reporter, political correspondent and widely read weekly columnist.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Privacy Invasion Stories Women, Men and Teens Tell
Why Privacy Matters
911 and How Snoop and Scoop Became the Norm
Big Data, the Whale in the Room
Privacy is Your Business
Democracy-Life’s Hell Without it
Your Privacy Rights and the Law
Privacy Protection Tips
•Smart -surfing the Internet
•Malware
•Mobile phones and tablets
•Texting and instant messaging
•Social media
•Shopping online
•Cyber crime and identity theft
•Cyber stalking
•Safeguarding your businesses (SMEs)
•Protecting teenagers
•Practical daily privacy and safety tips for teens
Champions of the Cause
Notes and References
About the Author
Ingrid Walter is a Telefest journalism award winning former reporter and political correspondent. Throughout her career Ingrid filed news and feature stories for online and print publications, radio and television networks. She has traveled to various parts of the United States and Canada, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. She is the author of a travel companion book and eBook series about the Caribbean. Protecting Your Privacy in the Tech-Terror Age is Ingrid’s first issue focused book. It builds upon the research and reporting expertise she acquired as a Canadian general assignment reporter, political correspondent and widely read weekly columnist.
