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Kirsten Menger-Anderson rec

Good survey of what threatens privacy, and an exploration of ways to reclaim it. ( )

Scary tale this book tells. In the end, Angwin basically gives up on completely securing her privacy because she values the online connections she has. Her suggestions for improving personal privacy in the face of massive personal data collection are worth reading. And, her path to these conclusions makes for some very interesting, and infuriating, reading. ( )

I feel bad about giving such a low rating, compared to all the other extensive and glowing reviews already posted. The reason is not the content of the book. It seems comprehensive and useful. However, I couldn't read far into the book because of the poor writing. There were many sentences with what I call "different" traps. Such as "people create their passwords different ways at different times for different web sites." (That's not a quote.) Such constructions leave me discouraged. I've wasted those seconds reading a sentence that tells me nothing at all. There were other examples of poor writing. I was surprised that a respected journalist would write this way. The book could have been so much better with an editor. ( )