Late Breaks - O'Reilly and Associates

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O’Reilly and Associates has released Simson Garfinkel’s book, Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century. It examines the rights to personal privacy and the threats against it in our connected world. Of particular interest to educators are discussions about the change of personal information from a matter of privacy to a public commodity. Also examined are how marketers increasingly use personal information to create a barrage of solicitations that look like news articles, personal letters, or other non-commercial communications. Call (800) 998-9938 or check out www.oreilly.com to learn more.O’Reilly and Associates has released Simson Garfinkel’s book, Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century. It X@XOpenTag000examines the rights to personal privacy and the threats against it in our connected world. Of particular interest to educators are discussions about the change of personal information from a matter of privacy to a public commodity. Also examined are how marketers increasingly use personal information to create a barrage of solicitations that look like news articles, personal letters, or other X@XCloseTag000non-commercial communications. Call (800) 998-9938 or check out www.oreilly.com to learn more.O’Reilly and Associates has released Simson Garfinkel’s book, Database Nation: The Death of Privacy in the 21st Century. It examines the rights to personal privacy and the threats against it in our connected world. Of particular interest to educators are discussions about the change of personal information from a matter of privacy to a public commodity. Also examined are how marketers increasingly use personal information to create a barrage of solicitations that look like news articles, personal letters, or other non-commercial communications. Call (800) 998-9938 or check out www.oreilly.com to learn more.

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