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In The Privacy Pirates, former National Security Agency intelligence officer Dr. Leslie Gruis explains the origins of American privacy and its deep connection to freedom and the American dream. She discusses some of the controversial issues, covering everything from attempts to protect privacy rights—many unsuccessful—to abuses of privacy by large companies and accusations of privacy invasion by the government. All of it is explained in plain language, with humor and clarity, and is 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 about your privacy rights, and learn how you, too, can defeat the Privacy Pirates.

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""I was drawn in by the family saga in this book. A great read, and a call to arms to not just give up on privacy."" - Dr. Helena Wisniewski, Professor and Chair, Marketing, Management, Logistics and Business Analytics, University of Alaska Anchorage School of Business; Fellow, National Academy of Inventors. ""The best book I have ever read about privacy issues."" - Alena Popova, Woodrow Wilson Center Fellow in Digital Authoritarianism, noted human rights activist and Russian opposition politician ""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 ""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 Mari K. Eder, USA (ret), thought leader on strategic communication and leadership, author of The Girls Who Stepped out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of WWII

"""I was drawn in by the family saga in this book. A great read, and a call to arms to not just give up on privacy."" - Dr. Helena Wisniewski, Professor and Chair, Marketing, Management, Logistics and Business Analytics, University of Alaska Anchorage School of Business; Fellow, National Academy of Inventors. ""The best book I have ever read about privacy issues."" - Alena Popova, Woodrow Wilson Center Fellow in Digital Authoritarianism, noted human rights activist and Russian opposition politician ""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 ""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 Mari K. Eder, USA (ret), thought leader on strategic communication and leadership, author of The Girls Who Stepped out of Line: Untold Stories of the Women Who Changed the Course of WWII"

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Leslie Gruis served at the National Security Agency for 30 years. Originally recruited as a mathematician with a Ph.D. from Northwestern University, Dr. Gruis was talent-spotted for her people and policy-setting skills and rapidly became a rising star. She ascended through the ranks, became the head of an organization that funded start-ups for classified applications, and then entered the high-level policy arena just as the intelligence community began to face unprecedented privacy challenges. These included the role of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) court in targeting Americans and major changes to the intelligence community forced by the privacy revelations of whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Dr. Gruis's long-standing interests in the rights of Americans and the American dream coalesced in a deep interest in privacy as a concept. She influenced intelligence community policy on privacy for the rights of Americans and wrote a number of classified policy documents on that subject. Upon retirement, Dr. Gruis began a second career writing about the privacy rights of the American public. She focused on what Americans are entitled to know and what can be done to protect them from exploitation by giant commercial organizations. Dr. Gruis is the author of Privacy: Past, Present, and Future. She also writes for traditional and online media, appears on radio and television, and gives frequent public appearances. Dr. Gruis lives in Maryland with her family.

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