Virtual Shadows - Your Privacy in the Information Society - Softcover

Lawrence Oqvist, Karen

9781906124090: Virtual Shadows - Your Privacy in the Information Society

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1906124094 ISBN 13: 9781906124090

Publisher: BCS, 2009

Are millions of Facebook and MySpace users right to share so much personal data online? New technologies are radically changing the way we communicate and interact, but they also hold the potential to undermine our privacy and threaten our security. Vast amounts of personal data on private individuals are being generated from a wide range of sources including social networking sites, government databases and even the humble supermarket loyalty card. As government and commercial organisations begin to share and exploit (and even lose) this information, Karen Lawrence �qvist discusses the wider implications of these developments. How do we safeguard our privacy and protect our children in this new Information Society, where the rules of engagement have not yet been defined?

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From the Inside Flap:

"As an enthusiastic technology advocate, Karen Lawrence Oqvist has generated a unique and compelling view of engagement and privacy in the information age." Professor Fred Piper, Information Security Group, Royal Holloway "In a relaxed, conversational style, Virtual Shadows emphasises the positive role of computers in children's lives, shows adults how to join in and gives practical advice about guarding against the threats to privacy from the trail we leave behind." Terri Dowty, Director of ARCH (Action on Rights for Children)

From the Back Cover:

Social networking, government databases, online shopping and loyalty cards have all generated vast amounts of personal data. As government and commercial organisations develop new technologies to share and exploit (and often lose) this information, 'Virtual Shadows' reveals the impact this is having on our privacy and security, and asks how we safeguard our identity and protect our children in the Information Society.

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