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Description of  I Have Nothing to Hide : And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy

An accessible guide that breaks down the complex issues around mass surveillance and data privacy and explores the negative consequences it can have on individual citizens and their communities. No one is exempt from data mining: by owning a smartphone, or using social media or a credit card, we hand over private data to corporations and the government. We need to understand how surveillance and data collection operates in order to regain control over our digital freedomsand our lives. Attorney and data privacy expert Heidi Boghosian unpacks widespread myths around the seemingly innocuous nature of surveillance, sets the record straight about what government agencies and corporations do with our personal data, and offers solutions to take back our information. I Have Nothing to Hide is both a necessary mass surveillance overview and a reference book. It addresses the misconceptions around tradeoffs between privacy and security, citizen spying, and the ability to design products with privacy protections. Boghosian breaks down misinformation surrounding 21 core myths about data privacy, including: Surveillance makes the nation safer. No one wants to spy on kids. Police dont monitor social media. Metadata doesnt reveal much about me. Congress and the courts protect us from surveillance. Theres nothing I can do to stop surveillance. By dispelling myths related to surveillance, this book helps readers better understand what data is being collected, who is gathering it, how theyre doing it, and why it matters.