Today, thanks to technology and new media, our every activity can be quietly monitored. This groundbreaking investigation shows how our privacy is under assault and what we can do to protect ourselves. Covering everything from the "News of the World" hacking scandal to identity and credit theft, "Popular Mechanics Who's Spying On You?" features stories of real people whose privacy has been violated. It looks at the technology powering those intrusions, the advances in security that may eventually protect us and the social ...
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Today, thanks to technology and new media, our every activity can be quietly monitored. This groundbreaking investigation shows how our privacy is under assault and what we can do to protect ourselves. Covering everything from the "News of the World" hacking scandal to identity and credit theft, "Popular Mechanics Who's Spying On You?" features stories of real people whose privacy has been violated. It looks at the technology powering those intrusions, the advances in security that may eventually protect us and the social and legal ramifications of our increasingly complex and high-tech society. A final chapter offers tips to safeguard privacy, along with an exploration of how a new, post-private generation willingly surrenders personal information, plus the potential pitfalls and benefits of broadcasting your life on your own terms.
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