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Also by Theresa Payton:

Privacy in the Age of Big Data, January 2014
Hardcover / e-Book

Also by Ted Claypoole:

Privacy in the Age of Big Data, January 2014
Hardcover / e-Book

Privacy in the Age of Big Data
Theresa Payton, Ted Claypoole

Recognizing Threats, Defending Your Rights, and Protecting Your Family

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
January 2014
On Sale: January 16, 2014
276 pages
ISBN: 1442225459
EAN: 9781442225459
Kindle: B00HXY5LFA
Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction

Digital data collection and surveillance gets more pervasive and invasive by the day; but the best ways to protect yourself and your data are all steps you can take yourself. Digital devices make our lives easier, with just-in-time coupons, directions, and connection with loved ones while stuck on an airplane runway. Yet, these devices, though we love them, invade our privacy in ways we might not even be aware of. Our devices send and collect data about us whenever we use them, but that data is not safeguarded the way we assume it would be.

Privacy is complex and personal. Many of us do not know the full extent to which data is collected, stored, aggregated, and used. As recent revelations indicate, we are subject to a level of data collection and surveillance never before imaginable. While some of these methods may, in fact, protect us and provide us with information and services we deem to be helpful and desired, others can turn out to be insidious and over-arching.

Privacy in the Age of Big Data highlights the many positive outcomes of digital surveillance and data collection while also outlining those forms of data collection to which we may not consent, and of which we are likely unaware. Payton and Claypoole skillfully introduce readers to the many ways we are ‘watched,’ and how to adjust our behaviors and activities to recapture our privacy. The authors suggest the tools, behavior changes, and political actions we can take to regain data and identity security. Anyone who uses digital devices will want to read this book for its clear and no-nonsense approach to the world of big data and what it means for all of us.

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