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Protect Your Privacy From People Who Sell to You, Snoop on You, or Steal From You
Random House
July 2004
448 pages ISBN: 0375720936 Paperback
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Non-Fiction
You leave an electronic trail every time you use a credit
card, rent a DVD, mail in a rebate form, go to the doctor,
open a bank account, or surf the Internet at home and at
work.
News stories about identity theft,
anti-terrorist legislation, cyber-stalking, marketing
databases, and employer surveillance practices are evidence
that your privacy is violated more and more every day. Using
examples from real-life situations, Prying Eyes
reveals how, often without your knowledge, people use
your personal information to sell to you, snoop on you, and
steal from you.
Eric Gertler reveals how to minimize
your exposure in every facet of life--at home, at the office,
on vacation, at the store, at the doctor's office, online,
and on your cell phone. Beyond reporting and speculation,
Prying Eyes will empower you to take charge of your
personal information before someone else does.
You
will learn:
-How information about your bank account, credit, and
purchases is tracked, stored, and accessed--and how to limit
your exposure.
-How to protect yourself from identity theft--and how to
recover if you've been a victim.
-Risks to your privacy at work--why it is important to
separate your personal life from your business life.
-Threats to your medical files--who has access to them how
they're commonly mishandled, and how to prevent information
from getting into the wrong hands.
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