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yoursisterscanary's review against another edition
1.0
I understand it is difficult to write about technology without quickly becoming dated but this book must have been written extremely slowly for it to be so behind the times on technology advances. It offers no new information to the average tech user who is well aware they have no privacy and their devices are highly vulnerable to all types of malicious attack. This book seems appealing only to a technophobic and ill informed person with a highly conservative lean.
guido_the_nature_guide's review against another edition
3.0
Goodman has extremely important and exigent information and warnings to impart, and this book should be widely read and heeded. That is also part of the problem with the book - after repeated examples of cybercrime and forecasts of doom, this reader began to be desensitized and suspected that the author suffered from the Chicken Little syndrome. Of course, his reportage and prognostications are valid, and, unlike Cassandra, his prophesies should be heeded. My criticism is only of the presentation. At times it reads like the presentation of a seminar speaker, although lacking the dynamism required for a motivational speech. By the end I thought I was a baby seal encountering the club for the umpteenth time. As to the subtitle, the "Everyone is Vulnerable" is strong, but the "What We Can Do About It" not so much. Well, gotta run - I have to go change a passel of passwords and enable file encryption.
jen52's review against another edition
3.0
This was informative, despite the alarmist tone the author used. We all should take heed of some of the advice.
jankeselak's review against another edition
3.0
Important topics. Way too long. Unnecessary fear-mongering.
andrea_augustinas_metz's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
medium-paced
3.75
inso's review against another edition
3.0
A quite interesting read, rather timely and still relevant today despite having been written in 2015. I believe the contents is understandable even for non technical people, yet it presents some unexpected pearls of wisdom even for IT security experts and tech-savvy people.
The biggest problem of this book is its prose: it is rambling, long-winded, verbose, redundant, definitely extremely ultimately too long :)
The biggest problem of this book is its prose: it is rambling, long-winded, verbose, redundant, definitely extremely ultimately too long :)
tomrrandall's review against another edition
4.0
Must read if you want to understand the real-world risks of digital security
johndiconsiglio's review against another edition
3.0
Your Facebook posts aren’t safe! Neither are your credit cards, social security numbers & the world’s nuclear stockpiles. That’s the alarmist (although not incorrect) conclusion of this screed against all-things-online. The author, a cop turned cyber-sleuth, makes a strong case that internet security is a myth & Tony Soprano has moved his crime family to the web. Even if you didn’t know all the bits & bytes, you probably already suspected that password protections & antivirus software are worthless & that your Smart TV is really watching you. Tech-heavy (naturally) & long, but nimble. Best in smaller doses.