"Living today means most of us must contend with things like workplace surveillance, cyberstalking, ransomware attacks, and facial recognition. But all is not lost when it comes to our privacy, and it's definitely not too late to do something about protecting yours. Written in blunt, jargon-free prose, On Privacy defines today's privacy landscape while also reminding readers of the joys of keeping things to ourselves: that privacy creates space for...

"Chertoff [posits] that our laws and policies surrounding the protection of personal information, written for an earlier time, need to be ... overhauled in the Internet era. On the one hand, the collection of data--more widespread by business than by government, and impossible to stop--should be facilitated as an ultimate protection for society. On the other, standards under which information can be inspected, analyzed, or used must be significantly...