Privacy in the age of big data : recognizing threats, defending your rights, and protecting your family / Theresa Payton and Ted Claypoole.

Includes index.

Introduction: Your Life on Technology-- 1. The Intersection of Privacy, Law, and Technology.

Part I: Your Computer and the Internet-- 2. Your Computer is Watching you-- 3. How Government Follows Your Electronic Tracks-- 4. Criminals and Snoops Online-- 5. Just Hanging Out Online-- 6. The Spy in Your Pocket.

Part II. Risk in the Streets-- 7. Cameras Everywhere-- 8. When Your Car is Just Another Computer-- 9. When Your Own Body Gives You Away-- 10. DNA and Your Health Records.

Part III. Home is Where the Heart (of Surveillance) Is-- 11. Home Sweet Home-- 12. Risks of Computer and Phone Networks.

Part IV. Where Do We Go From Here-- 13. Reality Meets the Metaverse Plus-- 14. Judging You by Your Data-- 15. The Future of Technology and Privacy-- 16. Laws and Regulations That Could Help Preserve Privacy.

Description based on print version record.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.