Privacy Defended:
Protecting Yourself
Online is a
comprehensive book that melds detailed, how-to information
on
PC hardware and operating system security within the
context of protecting one's
privacy in a digital world. It
is designed for individuals who are serious about their
privacy and who also want an accessible, one-stop source of
practical information. The book offers clear discussion of
privacy issues as they affect everyday users of digital
devices, covering all current and near-future devices and
technologies that pose privacy risks to users.
Contents
Introduction.
I. LIFE IN THE DIGITAL AGE:
WHY WE WANT AND NEED PRIVACY.
1. The Quest for Privacy in the Information Age.
2. Defining Privacy: Social and Legal Aspects.
3. Privacy Organizations and Initiatives.
II. THE ENEMY IS OUT THERE:
THREATS TO INDIVIDUAL PRIVACY.
4. Legal Threats to Individual Privacy.
5. Illegal Threats to Individual Privacy.
III. DANGEROUS TERRITORY:
PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY IN THE ONLINE ENVIRONMENT.
6. Understanding the Online Environment: Addresses,
Domains, andAnonymity.
7. Understanding the Online Environment: Web Surfing and
Online Payment Systems.
8. E-mail Security.
IV. GROUND ZERO: SECURING YOUR
PC AGAINST A HOSTILE WORLD.
9. Securing Your Internet Transactions with SSL and
Digital Certificates.
10. Understanding Your PC Operating System and Its Security
Features.
11. Securing Your Standalone PC: Broadband
Connections.
12. Securing Your Standalone PC: Viruses, Chat, and
Encryption.
13. Securing Your Home Network.
V. NEW TARGETS OF OPPORTUNITY:
PROTECTING PRIVACY BEYOND THE PC.
14. Securing Your Privacy Using Other Digital
Devices.
VI. FIGHTING BACK: WHAT TO DO
IF YOUR PRIVACY IS COMPROMISED.
15. Parental Controls.
16. Guarding Your System Against Hacking.
VII. APPENDIXES.
Appendix A. Personal Firewall Software.
Appendix B. Antivirus and Anti-Trojan Horse Software.
Appendix C. Parental Control Technology.
Appendix D. Encryption and Privacy Software.
Appendix E. Selected References.
Index.