| | |  | Consumer Protection | Home » » Virtual Shadows - Your Privacy in the Information Society | | | | | | | Description: | | Are millions of Facebook and MySpace users right to share so much personal data online? New technologies are radically changing the way we communicate and interact, but they also hold the potential to undermine our privacy and threaten our security. Vast amounts of personal data on private individuals are being generated from a wide range of sources including social networking sites, government databases and even the humble supermarket loyalty card. As government and commercial organisations begin to share and exploit (and even lose) this information, Karen Lawrence Öqvist discusses the wider implications of these developments. How do we safeguard our privacy and protect our children in this new Information Society, where the rules of engagement have not yet been defined? | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Karen Lawrence Oqvist | | Paperback:
| 224 pages | | Publisher:
| British Informatics Society Ltd | | Publication Date:
| January 05, 2009 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1906124094 | | Product Length:
| 5.07 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.79 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.47 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.54 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.64 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.04 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.63 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.53 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 2 reviews |
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 Virtual Shadows Book ReviewMar 08, 2009
By Jack Maynard
Over the course of our daily lives we generate and leave behind a vast amount of "digital DNA", both online and off, and the consequences can be enormous. In her new book "Virtual Shadows: Your Privacy in the Information Society", Karen Lawrence Oqvist details the many ways in which our society inadvertently or purposefully tracks our actions. From "Customer Loyalty Programs" to Social Networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace, and everything in between, Ms. Oqvist examines the ramifications of our computer actions, and how we can better protect ourselves and our children from the examination and potential misuse of our personal information. This is a must-read book for anyone who uses an Internet-connected computer, or has children who do.
Jack Maynard
Information Security Consultant
Hewlett-Packard Company
 Worried About Privacy? This Book is Worth ReadingSep 09, 2011
By Sir Furboy
This is a good round up of the state of our privacy in the world we currently live in. Emphasis is on the British context, although with plenty of information regarding other countries - particularly Europe and North America.
The book does not go into huge depth on any one issue, but does offer some practical and helpful advice. There was much I already knew in here, but occasionally there were snippets of informative information.
Anyone worried about privacy in the Information age could do worse than read this book (although non British readers - your mileage will vary).
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