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Summary: Concise and current
Review: The reviewer below who gave just 1 star has a point. If you are a renegade anarchist then some suggestions in this book may be counterproductive. However, for the ordinary citizen who is sick of government prying and corporate wholesaling of personal data for profit, this is a good book to start with. I think the 1-star rating was way too harsh. After all, if everyone in the country read this book and acted on all the suggestions, the government would get the message and lay off. If you have nothing to hide, hide it anyway, just on principle! By the way, as opposed to many self help books, this one is well written and devoid of fluff.
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Summary: A few good ideas - some VERY BAD ideas
Review: This book is about personal PRIVACY. Unfortunately, Mr. Chesbro advocates things in this book that will ATTRACT attention. Many of his ideas are okay and can help maintain a low-level of personal privacy. However, he goes off on anti-government tangents and advocates things like questioning governmental authority. In fact, on page 209, Mr. Chesbro writes, "Whenever confronted with a government regulation, policy, or agency requirement, the first question you should always ask is, "What gives you the authority to require me to do this (or prohibit me from doing this)?" The book is loaded with ideas to confront the government and "stand up for liberty." Well, that's all fine and good, but NOT for a book called, "The Privacy Handbook." Coming across as an anti-government rebel with a cause is the BEST way to get the spotlight ON you - not off. In too many cases, Mr. Chesbro recommends doing things that would do nothing more than flag you as one to watch and offer you LESS - not more - privacy. Better book - by far - is J.J. Luna's "How To Be Invisible." I was VERY disappointed with "The Privacy Handbook."
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Summary: If You Want Privacy... You NEED This Book!
Review: This is certainly the best privacy book available bar none. The Privacy Handbook teaches you step-by-step how to protect your personal privacy from every type of snoop, be it your mother-in-law or Big Brother.I am very concerned with my personal privacy and since I started using the techniques taught in the Privacy Handbook I have stopped getting telemarketing calls. I have stopped getting junk mail and e-mail spam. I have set up a private communications network to talk with my friends, and more.... all based on this book. The author (Michael Chesbro) is some kind of a former government "spook" and seems to have direct insight and hand-on experience and knowledge of things like Carnivore and other government surveillance programs. The Privacy Handbook is an absolute must for the privacy-minded individual!
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