Download or read book Spam and Internet Privacy written by Marcia S. Smith and published by Nova Publishers. This book was released on 2007 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The issues covered in this book cannot be called hot issues but instead must be called 'boiling' issues. Who, except the senders of this dangerous and ever-more sophisticated material, is not attacked everyday? What laws protect us if any? What is being done about it if anything? This book presents the latest progress on these issues which rate extremely high on everyone's list of concerns.
Download or read book Spam written by Finn Brunton and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What spam is, how it works, and how it has shaped online communities and the Internet itself.
Download or read book Internet Privacy For Dummies written by John R. Levine and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2002-08-01 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Covers the essentials: An individual Internet user needs to know to help maintain personal privacy. Topics include securing a PC and Internet connection, knowing the risks of releasing personal information, cutting back on spam and other e-mail nuisances, and dealing with personal privacy away from the computer. * Covers the enhanced features of the latest releases of Internet filtering software and privacy tools. * Series features: The...For Dummies series has always been popular with new Internet users. Internet For Dummies remains the #1 beginning reference for Internet users. This book looks to follow the successes of its predecessors.
Download or read book The Complete Idiot s Guide to Internet Privacy and Security written by Preston Gralla and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses how to set up defenses against hackers and online con artists, encryption methods, anonymizer software, spam, viruses, identity theft, firewalls, and ways to safeguard online purchases.
Download or read book Online Privacy written by Robert Gellman and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-09-12 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Internet is great—until someone hacks your accounts or otherwise violates your privacy. This expert book provides a thorough and up-to-date overview of the key issues and risks relative to online privacy and explains how to counter those risks with solutions everyone needs to know. Rampant violation of online privacy is a problem of epic proportions—and impossible to stamp out. Online Privacy: A Reference Handbook provides a comprehensive yet easy-to-understand investigation of the history of and controversies surrounding online privacy. It overviews the most critical issues involving topics such as social networking and online medical records. Along the way, this book shares insights and information from experts active in the field and exposes many misconceptions about what is and isn't considered private in the online world. Authors Dixon and Gellman begin with an overview of online privacy that elucidates why this 21st century issue is so critical. They provide key guideposts throughout the book that allow readers to grasp these complex and ever-changing issues, addressing topics that include what comprises online privacy today, what protections exist in current law, and current challenges in international online privacy. The authors also present practical expert advice, providing measures and strategies that readers can take to protect themselves.
Download or read book Digital Privacy in the Marketplace written by George Milne and published by Business Expert Press. This book was released on 2015-01-14 with total page 269 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Digital Privacy in the Marketplace focuses on the data ex-changes between marketers and consumers, with special ttention to the privacy challenges that are brought about by new information technologies. The purpose of this book is to provide a background source to help the reader think more deeply about the impact of privacy issues on both consumers and marketers. It covers topics such as: why privacy is needed, the technological, historical and academic theories of privacy, how market exchange af-fects privacy, what are the privacy harms and protections available, and what is the likely future of privacy.
Download or read book Law of Internet Security and Privacy written by Kevin J. Connolly and published by Aspen Publishers. This book was released on 2002 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Law of Internet Security and Privacy is the first legal guide to focus on critical issues of Internet security and privacy that affect businesses. This remarkably practical guide provides up-to-the-minute legal analysis and specific guidance to help combat deceptive online practices, protect privacy online, and avoid potentially devastating liability. You'll find the tools and information you need to respond effectively to universal security concerns such as viruses, backdoors and cryptography. The author analyzes the state of the law and sets forth clear guidelines on how to: Assess your system's risk against viruses Understand The uses of and problems with backdoors Develop essential security infrastructure Trap intruders Monitor employee use of computer/communications facilities Respond to claims against the employer resulting from misuse of the Internet Protect against unsolicited email (or spam) Untangle the bewildering array of regulations by different jurisdictions that influence e-commerce And The Internet. With its clear focus, rigorous legal analysis, and practical approach, Law of Internet Security and Privacy is an indispensable resource for key business decision makers and their counsel wrestling with emerging Internet privacy and security concerns.
Download or read book Consumer Online Privacy written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State Official s Guide to Internet Privacy written by Cindy J. Lackey and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book S 2928 S 2606 and S 809 internet Privacy Concerns written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Computer Privacy Annoyances written by Dan Tynan and published by "O'Reilly Media, Inc.". This book was released on 2005 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Computer Privacy Annoyances' shows readers how to keep private information private, stop nosy bosses, get off that incredibly annoying mailing list, and more. Unless you know what data is available about you and how to protect it, you're a sitting duck. 'Computer Privacy Annoyances' is your guide to a safer, saner, and more private life.
Download or read book Security and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing written by Ryoichi Sasaki and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2005-05-19 with total page 603 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even in the age of ubiquitous computing, the importance of the Internet will not change and we still need to solve conventional security issues. In addition, we need to deal with new issues such as security in the P2P environment, privacy issues in the use of smart cards, and RFID systems. Security and Privacy in the Age of Ubiquitous Computing addresses these issues and more by exploring a wide scope of topics. The volume presents a selection of papers from the proceedings of the 20th IFIP International Information Security Conference held from May 30 to June 1, 2005 in Chiba, Japan. Topics covered include cryptography applications, authentication, privacy and anonymity, DRM and content security, computer forensics, Internet and web security, security in sensor networks, intrusion detection, commercial and industrial security, authorization and access control, information warfare and critical protection infrastructure. These papers represent the most current research in information security, including research funded in part by DARPA and the National Science Foundation.
Download or read book Emerging Trends in ICT Security written by Diogo A.B. Fernandes and published by Elsevier Inc. Chapters. This book was released on 2013-11-06 with total page 650 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nowadays, cybersecurity makes headlines across the media and in companies, blogs, social networks, among other places. The Internet is a wild cyberspace, an arena for commercialization, consumerism, business, and leisure, to name a few activities. Networks, populations, and nations around the world, now interconnected through the Internet, rely on it for their daily lives. But some Internet users have learned to take advantage of vulnerable systems and of Internet technologies for their own good, sending out spam, phishing, data breaches, botnets, and other threats. An underground criminal network has emerged, creating complex malware kits for several purposes. “Hacktivism” has become a popular term with many supporters worldwide, but cyberwarfare is now on the rise, gaining more and more attention from nation-states. This chapter provides a quick overview of these topics, discussing them in a timely manner, referencing key events from the past while focusing on the present day.
Download or read book Online Consumer Protection Theories of Human Relativism written by Chen, Kuanchin and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2008-09-30 with total page 462 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents a broad range of international findings in online consumer protection. Covers the nature of online threats, consumer concerns, and techniques for online privacy protection.
Download or read book Ethical Issues of Information Systems written by Salehnia, Ali and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2001-07-01 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Understanding, appreciating and taking corrective steps to maintain and enhance social and ethical responsibility in the information age is important not only because of our increased dependence on information and communication technologies, but also because information and communication technologies pose complex challenges. Ethical Issues of Information Systems strives to address these pertinent issues. This scholarly and academic book provides insight on many topics of debate and discussion in the field and lends the most recent research in the field of IT ethics and social responsibility.
Download or read book Reauthorization of the Federal Trade Commission FTC written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Protecting Yourself Online written by Eff and published by HarperSanFrancisco. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like any new frontier, cyberspace offers both exhilarating possibilities and unforeseen hazards. As personal information about us travels the globe on high-speed networks, often with neither our knowledge nor our consent, a solid understanding of privacy and security issues is vital to the preservation of our rights and civil liberties. In reaping the benefits of the information age while safeguarding ourselves from its perils, the choices we make and the precedents we establish today will be central in defining the future of the electronic frontier./font Since 1991, the non-profit Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has worked to protect freedoms and advocate responsibility in new media and the online world. In Protecting Yourself Online, Robert Gelman has drawn on the collective insight and experience of EFF to present a comprehensive guide to self-protection in the electronic frontier. In accessible, clear-headed language, Protecting Yourself Online addresses such issues as: avoiding spam [junk mail] spotting online scams and hoaxes protecting yourself from identity theft and fraud guarding your email privacy [and knowing when you can't] assessing the danger of viruses keeping the net free of censorship and safe for your children protecting your intellectual property Produced by the leading civil libertarians of the digital age, and including a foreword by one of the most respected leaders in global business and the cyberworld, Esther Dyson, Protecting Yourself Online is an essential resource for new media newcomers and old Internet hands alike.
