| Preface |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
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Origins of the Fourth Amendment |
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Evolution of Privacy Protections for New Technologies |
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3 | (5) |
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Legal Protection of Electronic Privacy Today |
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8 | (1) |
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The Expectation of Privacy |
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8 | (2) |
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Justice Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice |
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10 | (2) |
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12 | (2) |
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2 Computer Viruses: Invisible Threats to Privacy |
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Types of Computer Viruses |
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(In)famous Computer Viruses |
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17 | (3) |
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20 | (2) |
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Why Do People Spread Viruses? |
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22 | (1) |
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The Battle against Viruses |
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23 | (4) |
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Robert Tappan Morris, Programmer of an Early Virus |
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27 | (1) |
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28 | (3) |
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3 Spyware: Software Snooping on Your Private Data |
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31 | (15) |
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32 | (3) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (2) |
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How to Protect Yourself against Spyware |
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38 | (2) |
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What to Do if Your Computer Is Infected |
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40 | (2) |
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Steve Gibson, Founder of Gibson Research Corporation |
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42 | (2) |
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44 | (2) |
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4 Phishing and Social Engineering: Confidence Games Go Online |
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46 | (12) |
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Confidence Games: The Prehistory of Phishing |
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46 | (3) |
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49 | (1) |
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The Technology of Phishing |
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49 | (2) |
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51 | (1) |
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52 | (1) |
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How to Protect against Phishing |
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53 | (1) |
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Kevin Mitnick, Computer Security Consultant, Reformed Hacker |
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54 | (3) |
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57 | (1) |
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5 Your Personal Information Online: Everyone Is a Public Figure Now |
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58 | (13) |
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The Permanence of Online Records |
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58 | (3) |
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Offline Records Go Online |
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61 | (1) |
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Controlling Access to Online Information |
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62 | (1) |
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Online Data: More Up-to-Date and Obsolete Than Ever |
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63 | (1) |
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Employers and Social Networking Sites |
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63 | (1) |
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Examples of Ways in Which Information Becomes Available Online |
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64 | (2) |
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Robert Ellis Smith, Privacy Advocate |
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66 | (2) |
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68 | (3) |
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6 Identity Theft: Protecting Oneself against Imposters |
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Protecting One's Identity |
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73 | (2) |
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Malware, Social Engineering, and Identity Theft |
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75 | (1) |
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Prominent Examples of Identity Theft |
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76 | (1) |
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The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) |
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77 | (1) |
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Not All Web Sites Are Created Equal |
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78 | (1) |
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Password Creation and Management |
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79 | (3) |
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Marc Rotenberg, Privacy Advocate |
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82 | (2) |
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84 | (1) |
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7 Keeping Your Data Secure: The Best Offense Is a Good Defense |
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85 | (19) |
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85 | (2) |
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87 | (1) |
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Encrypting Data on Computers and Online |
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87 | (2) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (1) |
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92 | (2) |
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Laptops, Smart Phones, and Flash Drives: Data on the Move |
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94 | (1) |
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95 | (2) |
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Philip Zimmermann, Author of Pretty Good Privacy Encryption Software |
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97 | (3) |
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The Internet as Soapbox and Big Brother |
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100 | (2) |
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102 | (2) |
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8 Databases, Privacy, and Security: Monitoring the Online You |
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104 | (22) |
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108 | (1) |
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109 | (2) |
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111 | (1) |
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Reidentification: The Challenge of Keeping Data Anonymous |
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112 | (3) |
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115 | (3) |
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118 | (4) |
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Simson L. Garfinkel, Author, Database Security Expert |
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122 | (3) |
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125 | (1) |
| Chronology |
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126 | (4) |
| Glossary |
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130 | (7) |
| Further Resources |
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137 | (12) |
| Index |
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