Aryana Libris

Author : Gertler Eric J.
Title : Prying eyes Protect your privacy from people who sell to you, snoop on you, and steal from you
Year : 2004

Link download : Gertler_Eric_J_-_Prying_eyes.zip

Introduction: Your Life. TONIGHT, LIKE ON EVERY OTHER NIGHT OF THE WEEK, you can sit down in front of your television set to watch a reality show based on someone else's personal life. Featuring real people instead of actors, the latest sweep of reality-based shows runs the gamut from The Simple Life, in which two rich kids are planted at a farm in Arkansas, to The Bachelor, in which you can watch a bevy of women vie to marry the contestant, to The Apprentice, in which ambitious job seekers compete to win a job with Donald Trump's real estate corporation. As you might expect, these shows are immensely popular. For The Apprentice alone, more than 15 million Americans have tuned in weekly to witness Trump fire some poor soul. But there is a reality show that is even more popular, although you may not be aware that it's broadcast. This show is called Your Life, and it's on every day of the week. In fact, the show is on twenty-four hours a day for every day of your life, and you are the star. As in other reality shows, you expose your entire life to people you have never met, and these strangers get to see every intimate detail of your existence. But Your Life features some twists that are different from the reality shows on television: you don't know what information you reveal, you don't know how your audience obtains it, and you don't know what they do with it. Your audience may watch Your Life out of simple curiosity. They may also watch it to sell something to you, or, worse, to steal something from you. Unlike other reality shows, Your Life isn't edited and no one can pull the plug. In Your Life, you don't compete for money, or a job, or for love. There are no prizes. You may discover that Your Life is being watched only when you suffer from identity theft or when someone uses your information to impersonate you; when you discover that your image is being filmed by a hidden camera operated by a total stranger; when someone uses your credit card to spend your money on items you never purchased; or when an intimate or embarrassing piece of information about you is revealed to your friends and others. Sounds like a fun show, right ? ...