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| Author | : Mei Gates |
| Publisher | : Publifye AS |
| Total Pages | : 75 |
| Release | : 2024-10-15 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 8233933643 |
""Browser Privacy"" tackles the pressing issue of online privacy in an era of pervasive digital tracking. This comprehensive guide explores the current state of online tracking, legal and ethical implications of data collection, and practical methods for enhancing browser privacy. The book argues that while perfect anonymity online is nearly impossible, users can significantly reduce their digital footprint through informed choices and appropriate tools. The book progresses from explaining browser-website interactions and data collection methods to exploring the legal landscape of data protection. It culminates in a practical guide to privacy-enhancing tools and techniques, empowering readers with actionable strategies. Unique in its user-centric approach, ""Browser Privacy"" balances technical explanations with everyday examples, making complex concepts accessible to a general audience interested in protecting their online identities. Through a combination of academic research, industry reports, and real-world case studies, the book provides insights into the evolution of tracking technologies and the challenges of maintaining privacy online. It addresses key concepts such as: - Browser fingerprinting - Targeted advertising - Data harvesting while also exploring broader issues of digital rights and online ethics. This interdisciplinary approach makes ""Browser Privacy"" a valuable resource for privacy-conscious internet users and IT professionals alike.
| Author | : Carey Parker |
| Publisher | : Apress |
| Total Pages | : 411 |
| Release | : 2018-08-24 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1484238524 |
Rely on this practical, end-to-end guide on cyber safety and online security written expressly for a non-technical audience. You will have just what you need to protect yourself—step by step, without judgment, and with as little jargon as possible. Just how secure is your computer right now? You probably don't really know. Computers and the Internet have revolutionized the modern world, but if you're like most people, you have no clue how these things work and don't know the real threats. Protecting your computer is like defending a medieval castle. While moats, walls, drawbridges, and castle guards can be effective, you'd go broke trying to build something dragon-proof. This book is not about protecting yourself from a targeted attack by the NSA; it's about armoring yourself against common hackers and mass surveillance. There are dozens of no-brainer things we all should be doing to protect our computers and safeguard our data—just like wearing a seat belt, installing smoke alarms, and putting on sunscreen. Author Carey Parker has structured this book to give you maximum benefit with minimum effort. If you just want to know what to do, every chapter has a complete checklist with step-by-step instructions and pictures. The book contains more than 150 tips to make you and your family safer. It includes: Added steps for Windows 10 (Spring 2018) and Mac OS X High Sierra Expanded coverage on mobile device safety Expanded coverage on safety for kids online More than 150 tips with complete step-by-step instructions and pictures What You’ll Learn Solve your password problems once and for all Browse the web safely and with confidence Block online tracking and dangerous ads Choose the right antivirus software for you Send files and messages securely Set up secure home networking Conduct secure shopping and banking online Lock down social media accounts Create automated backups of all your devices Manage your home computers Use your smartphone and tablet safely Safeguard your kids online And more! Who This Book Is For Those who use computers and mobile devices, but don’t really know (or frankly care) how they work. This book is for people who just want to know what they need to do to protect themselves—step by step, without judgment, and with as little jargon as possible.
| Author | : John R. Levine |
| Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
| Total Pages | : 390 |
| Release | : 2002-08-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0764508466 |
* 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.
| Author | : Nihad Hassan |
| Publisher | : Apress |
| Total Pages | : 302 |
| Release | : 2017-07-02 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 1484227999 |
Use this hands-on guide to understand the ever growing and complex world of digital security. Learn how to protect yourself from digital crime, secure your communications, and become anonymous online using sophisticated yet practical tools and techniques. This book teaches you how to secure your online identity and personal devices, encrypt your digital data and online communications, protect cloud data and Internet of Things (IoT), mitigate social engineering attacks, keep your purchases secret, and conceal your digital footprint. You will understand best practices to harden your operating system and delete digital traces using the most widely used operating system, Windows. Digital Privacy and Security Using Windows offers a comprehensive list of practical digital privacy tutorials in addition to being a complete repository of free online resources and tools assembled in one place. The book helps you build a robust defense from electronic crime and corporate surveillance. It covers general principles of digital privacy and how to configure and use various security applications to maintain your privacy, such as TOR, VPN, and BitLocker. You will learn to encrypt email communications using Gpg4win and Thunderbird. What You’ll Learn Know the various parties interested in having your private data Differentiate between government and corporate surveillance, and the motivations behind each one Understand how online tracking works technically Protect digital data, secure online communications, and become anonymous online Cover and destroy your digital traces using Windows OS Secure your data in transit and at rest Be aware of cyber security risks and countermeasures Who This Book Is For End users, information security professionals, management, infosec students
| Author | : Jason R. Rich |
| Publisher | : Que Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 689 |
| Release | : 2019-04-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 0135381339 |
My Online Privacy for Seniors is an exceptionally easy and complete guide to protecting your privacy while you take advantage of the extraordinary resources available to you through the Internet and your mobile devices. It approaches every topic from a senior’s point of view, using meaningful examples, step-by-step tasks, large text, close-up screen shots, and a custom full-color interior designed for comfortable reading. Top beginning technology author Jason R. Rich covers all you need to know to: Safely surf the Internet (and gain some control over the ads you’re shown) Protect yourself when working with emails Securely handle online banking and shopping Stay safe on social media, and when sharing photos online Safely store data, documents, and files in the cloud Secure your entertainment options Customize security on your smartphone, tablet, PC, or Mac Work with smart appliances and home security tools Protect your children and grandchildren online Take the right steps immediately if you’re victimized by cybercrime, identity theft, or an online scam You don’t have to avoid today’s amazing digital world: you can enrich your life, deepen your connections, and still keep yourself safe.
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| Publisher | : Haifa Center of Law & Technology |
| Total Pages | : 193 |
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| ISBN | : 9659092415 |
| Author | : Shu-Chuan Chu |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 736 |
| Release | : 2022-01-04 |
| Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
| ISBN | : 9811684308 |
This book contains selected papers presented at ICGEC 2021, the 14th International Conference on Genetic and Evolutionary Computing, held from October 21-23, 2021 in Jilin City, China. The conference was technically co-sponsored by Springer, Northeast Electric Power University Fujian University of Technology, Shandong University of Science and Technology, and Western Norway University of Applied Sciences. It is intended as an international forum for the researchers and professionals in all areas of genetic and evolutionary computing. And the readers may learn the up-to-date techniques of the mentioned topics, including swarm intelligence, artificial intelligence, information hiding and data mining techniques, which can help them to bring new ideas or apply the designed approaches from the collected papers to their professional jobs.
| Author | : Simon N. Foley |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 573 |
| Release | : 2017-09-01 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 3319663992 |
The two-volume set, LNCS 10492 and LNCS 10493 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 22nd European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2017, held in Oslo, Norway, in September 2017. The 54 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 338 submissions. The papers address issues such as data protection; security protocols; systems; web and network security; privacy; threat modeling and detection; information flow; and security in emerging applications such as cryptocurrencies, the Internet of Things and automotive.
| Author | : Gilles Barthe |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 287 |
| Release | : 2012-06-25 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 3642294200 |
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed post-conference proceedings of the 8th International Workshop on Formal Aspects of Security and Trust, FAST 2011, held in conjunction with the 16th European Symposium on Research in Computer Security, ESORICS 2011, in Leuven, Belgium in September 2011. The 15 revised full papers presented together with 2 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 42 submissions. The papers focus on security and trust policy models; security protocol design and analysis; formal models of trust and reputation; logics for security and trust; distributed trust management systems; trust-based reasoning; digital assets protection; data protection; privacy and ID issues; information flow analysis; language-based security; security and trust aspects of ubiquitous computing; validation/analysis tools; web service security/trust/privacy; grid security; security risk assessment; and case studies.
| Author | : John Bennett, Jr. |
| Publisher | : Brown Walker Press |
| Total Pages | : 312 |
| Release | : 2004-09 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 9781581124293 |
Is your privacy at stake? Privacy violations are everywhere. How many Americans understand that the discount card at the drug store can track their orders, that the website they visited on their computer just installed a program to log their keystrokes, or that their workplace is monitoring their each and every move? Privacy violations can, and will, result in identity theft, credit card fraud, employer dismissal, and loss of productivity. If you don't know how to protect yourself, you run the risk of losing everything you ever worked for. If you think you're immune just because you don't own or use a computer, think again. Technology tracks everything and affects everyone, young and old, computer user or not. The Digital Umbrella exposes the risks to your personal privacy with real-life examples and proven methods to protect yourself. Learn how comporate America, the US government, and even your employer are destroying any expectation of privacy in this country. This informative guide to personal privacy includes in-depth analyses and tutorials on protection as well as ways to combat and prevent electronic fraud. Anyone can, and will, understand the topics covered in this book. Don't wait until it's too late, learn about the risks today!
