The Scariest Computer Book of the Year

April 1995--Berkeley, CA--Criminals, competitors--anyone, in fact--can buy
a person's IRS forms for $500. An individual's medical records are
available to complete strangers. TV star Rebecca Schaffer was shot to
death by a computer stalker. These are just some of the horrifying
examples of invasions of privacy that author Andre Bacard points out in
his new book, The Computer Privacy Handbook: A Practical Guide to E-mail
Encryption Data Protection, and PGP Privacy Software.

We live in the Age of Electronic Surveillance, Bacard says, and snooping
happens. Given that millions of e-mail messages are exchanged daily, and
the Internet buzzes with zillions of bites of online discussions each day,
it's easy to see how this could be. But just as computers are part of the
problem, they are also part of the solution: Bacard details how
individuals can safeguard their electronic privacy using good encryption,
proper data protection, and the right software.

The Computer Privacy Handbook consists of four major sections. The first
gives a vivid description of how computers have created a surveillance age
that threatens each citizen's personal security. The second offers a
non-technical introduction to data encryption and the U.S. government's
Clipper Chip surveillance proposal, a controversial plan for a chip that
can keep information secret but that can also allow federal agents to
unscramble the code. The third section provides a socio-political overview
of PGP (Pretty Good Privacy), the de facto world software standard for
email privacy. The last section is an easy-to-read PGP user's manual for
the PC. This book about PGP also serves as a user's manual for any
top-rated encryption software.

Author Andre Bacard wrote Hunger for Power: Who Rules the World and How. He
has written about technology and society for numerous publications. A
guest on hundreds of radio talk shows, he was judged one of the best
public speakers in America by the International Platform Association.

The Computer Privacy Handbook: A Practical Guide to E-mail Encryption Data
Protection and PGP Privacy Software by Andre Bacard
Price: $24.95
Size: 300 pages; 7" X 9" - ISBN: 1-56609-171-3
Publication date: 4/95

Peachpit Press
2414 Sixth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
800-283-9444,  510-548-4393,  fax 510-548-5991

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