Best Computer & Internet Law

Corporations use surveillance to manipulate not only the news articles and advertisements we each see, but also the prices we’re offered. Much of this is voluntary: we cooperate with corporate surveillance because it promises us convenience, and we submit to government surveillance because it promises us protection. He brings his bestseller up-to-date with a new preface covering the latest developments, and then shows us exactly what we can do to reform government surveillance programs, shake up surveillance-based business models, and protect our individual privacy. “A pithy, pointed, and highly readable explanation of what we know in the wake of the Snowden revelations, with practical steps that ordinary people can take if they want to do something about the threats to privacy and liberty posed not only by the government but by the Big Data industry.”. - Neal Stephenson, author of Reamde. “This important book does more than detail the threat; it tells the average low-tech citizen what steps he or she can take to limit surveillance and thus fight those who are seeking to strip privacy from all of us.”. - Seymour M. Hersh, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist. His recommendations for change should be part of a much-needed public debate.”. - Richard A. Clarke, former chief counterterrorism adviser on the National Security Council under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and author of Cyber War.

Corporations use surveillance to manipulate not only the news articles and advertisements we each see, but also the prices we’re offered. Much of this is voluntary: we cooperate with corporate surveillance because it promises us convenience, and we submit to government surveillance because it promises us protection. He shows us exactly what we can do to reform our government surveillance programs and shake up surveillance-based business models, while also providing tips for you to protect your privacy every day. “A pithy, pointed, and highly readable explanation of what we know in the wake of the Snowden revelations, with practical steps that ordinary people can take if they want to do something about the threats to privacy and liberty posed not only by the government but by the Big Data industry.”. - Neal Stephenson, author of Reamde. In characteristic fashion, Schneier takes very complex and varied information and ideas and makes them vivid, accessible, and compelling.”. - Jack Goldsmith, former head of the Office of Legal Counsel of the Department of Justice under George W. Bush. His recommendations for change should be part of a much-needed public debate.”. - Richard A. Clarke, former chief counterterrorism adviser on the National Security Council under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, and author of Cyber War.

Beginning with the rise of the internet and the conflicts and battles that defined its early years, Bartlett reports on trolls, pornographers, drug dealers, hackers, political extremists, Bitcoin programmers, and vigilantes—and puts a human face on those who have many reasons to stay anonymous. An NPR Best Book of 2015Included in The Washington Post 's Notable Nonfiction of 2015 “Bartlett combines an insider’s expertise with a neophyte’s tale of discovery. “Fascinating...a provocative journey through the deep web’s history, its varied guiding philosophies, and the bizarre, iconoclastic, often criminal behaviors it conceals and energizes." — BOOKLIST “A provocative excursion to the darker side of human nature set free by the anonymous and unregulated boundaries of cyberspace." If you’re shocked to discover that last year approximately 20 per cent of drug users bought their stash online, you’ll find this fascinating. he shines an invaluable light on a world that remains determinedly opaque.” —Ian Burrell, INDEPENDENT “[A] thorough and assiduously researched account of the deviantly erotic, subversive and criminal aspects of web life.” —Bryan Appleyard, SUNDAY TIMES “A confident and well-informed guide . By meeting the people behind the online activity, Bartlett humanises it.” —Douglas Heaven, NEW SCIENTIST “ The Dark Net offers smart, provoking reportage from the crooked crannies of digital culture, married to a quietly impressive analysis of how technology is amplifying both the best and the worst of us. Required reading for anyone looking to escape media hysteria and get to grips with the 21st century's most compelling, discomforting complexities.” —Tom Chatfield “A well-researched book, studded with enlightening interviews.” — Mail on Sunday. A graduate of the London School of Economics and the University of Oxford, Bartlett writes a weekly column on technology for the Telegraph and is a frequent commentator for media outlets throughout the world.

Provocative, thrilling, and ultimately empowering, Future Crimes will serve as an urgent call to action that shows how we can take back control of our own devices and harness technology’s tremendous power for the betterment of humanity—before it’s too late. “Addictive....Introduces readers to this brave new world of technology, where robbers have been replaced by hackers, and victims include nearly anyone on the Web...He presents his myriad hard-to-imagine cybercrime examples in the kind of matter-of-fact voice he probably perfected as an investigator. He rightly urges the private and public sectors to work more closely together, ‘crowdsourcing’ ideas and know-how…The best time to start tackling future crimes is now.” — The Economist. Even better, Goodman offers practical solutions so that we not only survive progress, but thrive to an extent never previously imagined.” — Peter H. Diamandis, New York Times bestselling author of Abundance ; CEO, XPRIZE Foundation; Exec. " Future Crimes reads like a collection of unusually inventive, terrifying plots conjured up by the world's most ingenious science fiction writer...except that almost every story in this goosebump-raising book is happening all around us right now. — Jane McGonigal, New York Times bestselling author of Reality is Broken “As Marc Goodman shows in this highly readable book, what is going on in the background of your computer has turned the internet into a fertile ground for massive crime… Future Crimes has the pace of a sci-fi film, but it’s happening now.” — Express UK “As new loopholes open up in cyberspace, people inevitably find ways to flow through them. No one has a better vantage point than Goodman, and you won't want to touch another keyboard until you know what's in these pages.” —David Eagleman, New York Times bestselling author of Incognito " Future Crimes is the Must Read Book of the Year. His philosophy matches my own: apply the promise of exponentially growing information technologies to overcome age old challenges of humankind while at the same time understand and contain the perils. Mr. Marc Goodman’s book Future Crimes brings our global dialogue on safety and security to the next level by exploring how potential criminals are exploiting new and emerging technologies for their nefarious purposes. Never before has somebody so masterfully researched and presented the frightening extent to which current and emerging technologies are harming national security, putting people’s lives at risk, eroding privacy, and even altering our perceptions of reality. Future Crimes paints a sobering picture of how rapidly evolving threats to technology can lead to disasters that replicate around the world at machine speed. The question I am most often asked in my lectures is, ‘What’s the next big crime?’ The answer is in this book.” — Frank Abagnale, New York Times bestselling author of Catch Me If You Can and Stealing Your Life. Marc Goodman, one of the world’s leading experts on the field, takes the reader on a scary, but eye-opening tour of the next generation nexus of crime, technology, and security." "In this highly readable and exhaustive debut, [Marc Goodman] details the many ways in which hackers, organized criminals, terrorists and rogue governments are exploiting the vulnerability of our increasingly connected society...Goodman suggests solid actions to limit the impact of cybercrimes, ranging from increased technical literacy of the public to a massive government 'Manhattan Project' for cybersecurity to develop strategies against online threats. — Kirkus starred review "[A] hair-raising exposé of cybercrime...Goodman’s breathless but lucid account is good at conveying the potential perils of emerging technologies in layman’s terms, and he sprinkles in deft narratives of the heists already enabled by them...A timely wake-up call." Goodman goes beyond lurid headlines to explore the implications of technologies that are transforming every industry and society on Earth—in the process creating an ocean of real-time personal data plied by businesses, governments, and criminals alike. Far from a screed against tech, Marc Goodman's Future Crimes is an eye-opening and urgent call to action to preserve the benefits of our high-tech revolution." — Daniel Suarez, New York Times bestselling author of Daemon "In the wake of North Korea's cyber-terrorist attack on Sony as well as numerous hacker break-ins throughout the corporate world, it's become increasingly obvious that neither governments nor corporations are prepared for the onslaught of problems...Goodman nails the issue and provides useful input on the changes needed to make our systems and infrastructure more secure."

Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two years—as well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleagues—Walter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apple’s hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. Amazon Best Books of the Month, November 2011 : It is difficult to read the opening pages of Walter Isaacson’s Steve Jobs without feeling melancholic. Now, just weeks after his death, you can open the book that bears his name and read about his youth, his promise, and his relentless press to succeed. Few in history have transformed their time like Steve Jobs, and one could argue that he stands with the Fords, Edisons, and Gutenbergs of the world. This is a timely and complete portrait that pulls no punches and gives insight into a man whose contradictions were in many ways his greatest strength. Isaacson: Andy Hertzfeld, who worked with Steve on the original Macintosh team, said that even if you were aware of his Reality Distortion Field, you still got caught up in it. We would take long walks or drives, or sit in his garden, and I would raise a topic and let him expound on it. He loved to tell stories, and he would get very emotional, especially when talking about people in his life whom he admired or disdained. His counterculture background combined with his love of electronics and business was key to the products he created. Fortunately, as people read the whole book, they saw the theme of the narrative: He could be petulant and rough, but this was driven by his passion and pursuit of perfection. He liked people to stand up to him, and he said that brutal honesty was required to be part of his team. Isaacson: He was a genius at connecting art to technology, of making leaps based on intuition and imagination. But he was deeply satisfied by the creativity he ingrained at Apple and the loyalty of both his close colleagues and his family.