The Privacy Pirates

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THE PRIVACY PIRATES

A controversial exposé of how your privacy is being stolen by giant commercial interests.


In this book, former NSA intelligence officer Dr Leslie Gruis explains the origins of American privacy, and how deeply connected it is to freedom and the American dream. She discusses some of the controversial cases, covering everything from attempts to protect privacy rights – so far, largely unsuccessful – to abuses of privacy by large companies and accusations of privacy invasion by government. All of it is explained in plain language, with humor and clarity, and accompanied at the start of every chapter by the compelling story of 14-year-old Alice and her family as they attempt to negotiate a modern world full of Privacy Pirates.


"Your rights are under attack from the Privacy Pirates", says Gruis. "Government intrusion is nothing compared to the things companies like Facebook and Google are getting away with every day."


Take the journey with Alice, get informed on your privacy rights, and learn how you, too, can defeat the Privacy Pirates.

Dr. Leslie Gruis Privacy Pirates Book Cover

"This book hits the sweet spot on an incredibly important issue. We don't pay enough attention to the personal secrets that are being stolen, and to what information we give away for free. Read this book and fight back"

- Valerie Plame, former CIA covert operations officer and author of Fair Game - My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House

"This is the privacy primer everyone needs. If you don't get this book today, it may already be too late."

- Major General Marki K. Eder, USA (ret). thought leader on strategic communications and leadership. author The Girls Who Stepped out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of WWII

"The privacy message really resonated with me. The Privacy Pirates decomplexifies a crucial subject in a way that's fun and entertaining. A must-read for every Netizen."

- Sean Kanuck, former U.S. National Intelligence Officer for Cyber Issues. National Intelligence Council. Office of the Director of National Intelligence.