The Smart Girl's Guide to Privacy: Practical Tips for Staying Safe Online

By: Violet Blue

Published August 2015 by No Starch Press (first published March 28th 2014)

Category: Business

Pages: 168 pages

ISBN: 9781593276485

Description:
The whirlwind of social media, online dating, and smartphones can make life a dreamÑor a nightmare. For every trustworthy website, there are countless jerks, bullies, and scam artists who would harvest your personal information for their own purposes. But you can fight back, right now.

In The Smart GirlÕs Guide to Privacy, award-winning author and investigative journalist Violet Blue shows you how women are targeted online and how to keep yourself safe. BlueÕs practical, user-friendly advice will show you how to:

¥Delete personal content from websites
¥Use website and browser privacy controls effectively
¥Recover from and prevent identity theft
¥Figure out where the law protects youÑand where it doesnÕt
¥Set up safe online profiles
¥Remove yourself from people finder websites

Even if your privacy has already been compromised, donÕt panic. ItÕs not too late to take control. Let The Smart GirlÕs Guide to Privacy help you cut through the confusion and start protecting your online life.