This probing account of the erosion of privacy in America shows that we are often unwitting, if willing, accomplices, providing personal data in exchange for security or convenience. The author shows that the personal data that we make available to virtually any organization for virtually any purpose is apt to surface elsewhere, applied to utterly different purposes. As long as we willingly accept the pursuit of profit or cutting government costs as sufficient reason for intensified scruti...

Other books remind us of what we already know—that privacy is under great pressure. James Rule provides a step-by-step plan to create a significantly more private and authentically democratic world.Taking Privacy Seriously offers both a concise, hard-hitting assessment of the origins of today’s privacy-eroding practices and a roadmap for creating robust new individual rights over our personal data. Rule proposes eleven key reforms in the control and use of...

This probing account of the erosion of privacy in America shows that we are often unwitting, if willing, accomplices, providing personal data in exchange for security or convenience. The author shows that the personal data that we make available to virtually any organization for virtually any purpose is apt to surface elsewhere, applied to utterly different purposes. As long as we willingly accept the pursuit of profit or cutting government costs as sufficient reason for intensified scruti...

A STEP-BY-STEP PROGRAM TO CREATE A MORE PRIVATE AND EGALITARIAN DIGITAL WORLDTaking Privacy Seriously offers both a hard-hitting assessment of the origins of today’s privacy-eroding practices and a robust road map for creating individual authority over our personal data. James B. Rule proposes eleven key reforms in the control and use of personal information—including far-reaching new rights for individuals and meaningful responsibilities for data-keeping organizations—all aimed at...

The epic story continues in the land of Thuilkin, as Selwyn encounters the last king to rule Zarail. With Selwyn's help, Fondren, the former king, hopes to end the curse that keeps him from touching the physical world and still looms over the land. Together with Rowena and Ril'Dar they trek from the castle in the southern part of the kingdom to the border towers in the north to retrieve a mythical statue.With the future of Zarail at stake can Selwyn really trust his ancestor to do t...

The epic story continues in the land of Thuilkin, as Selwyn and his companions embark on a journey to reclaim the kingdom of Zarail. Vileheart, an evil wizard, and his hordes of minions have taken it over as their own. However, Selwyn is the rightful heir and can't marry the woman he loves until he has a kingdom to go with his title. Join Selwyn and his companions as they leave the safety of Stonehaven and travel the depths of Kingdom Tunnel, through The Swamp of Sorrows, and across Cracke...

While Selwyn searches for answers to Zarail's past, the Barbarians try to forge a life in a strange land. Waiting on the dwarves, Selwyn learns of a sleeping army that can only be awakened by their king, if he can find them. At the same time, on the other side of the mountains, Perhold searches for his family, with the help from his friends. They may be in for more than they bargained when they find an isolated valley with unfriendly natives. Meanwhile, at the opposite end of Thuilkin, Ard...

While two kingdoms are at war, their heirs, Prince Tyrian from Stonehaven, and Prince Rylan from Seahold, are sent on out to prove their worth to rule. Prince Tyrian is able to stay within the borders of Stonehaven, but Prince Rylan is forced to leave Seahold on a voyage east. While Prince Rylan is on his quest, his friend, Selwyn, discovers his destiny lies beyond the farm, with a sword and not a hoe. Follow the princes as they fight for the right to rule as they battle mythical monsters ...

On Monday, November 14, 1983, the body of Paul Volpe was found in the trunk of his car in the parking lot at Toronto International Airport. He had been shot several times in the head at close range with a small-calibre weapon. The life and crimes of one of the most prominent mob bosses in Canada had come to an end.Paul Volpe’s rise to power in the Canadian Mafia, from his youthful career as a delivery boy for his family’s bootlegging business to his golden days in the mid 1970s as ...

Griff:Walking away from my marriage was my idea of a fresh start.My kid is in college, my ex-wife and I are on good terms … but being single in my forties is a world different to being single in my teens.I’m thankful for my best friend, Heath. He’s got my back like he always does and is ready to take me out and show me how the bachelor life is done.He was never supposed to show me literally.After we wake up in bed together, ...

Nach seiner Scheidung will Griffin nur eins: neu anfangen. Sein Sohn ist aus dem Haus, das Verhältnis zur Ex entspannt – aber mit Mitte vierzig wieder Single zu sein, ist schwieriger als gedacht. Zum Glück hat er Heath, seinen besten Freund, der ihn ins Datingleben zurückkatapultieren will. Alles läuft nach Plan – bis eine einzige Nacht alles verändert. Was als harmlose Hilfe unter Freunden beginnt, wirft plötzlich Fragen auf, denen sich keiner von beiden stellen will. Je mehr Zeit sie zus...

Race Rules: Electoral Politics in New Orleans, 1965-2006 examines one of the innumerable ramifications of Hurricane Katrina: a reversal in the decades-long process of racial transition, from white dominant to black dominant. The electoral consequences of such a racial change - in a city where race has historically played a pronounced social, economic, and political role - are potentially dramatic. In light of the 2006 New Orleans mayoral election, the following emerges as a signif...