Privacy Handbook Proven Countermeasures for Combating Threats to Privacy, Security, and Personal Freedom

PrefaceIntroduction Threat and Vulnerability Awareness-The Onionskin ConceptPART I: COUNTERING THREATS TO FINANCIAL PRIVACYChapter 1. Beware: Your Bank Is Spying on You!Chapter 2. Establish a Foreign (Offshore) Bank AccountChapter 3. Use PayPal for Private Financial TransactionsChapter 4. Establish an E-Gold AccountChapter 5. Stop Financial Institutions from Selling Your Private InformationChapter 6. Opt Out of Preapproved Credit OffersChapter 7. Use Prepaid Credit CardsChapter 8. Refuse to Show ID for Credit Card TransactionsChapter 9. Limit Your Use of Personal Checks and the Information on ThemChapter 10. Attach a Telephone Password to Your AccountsPART II: COUNTERING THREATS TO COMPUTER AND ONLINE PRIVACYChapter 11. Safeguard Your Computer FilesChapter 12. Use Passwords to Protect MS Word and Excel 97/2000 DocumentsChapter 13. Install a BIOS Password on All Your ComputersChapter 14. Set a Desktop Icon to Activate Your Screen SaverChapter 15. Store Multiple Passwords SafelyChapter 16. Defend against Keystroke MonitoringChapter 17. Password-Protect Your AOL Filing CabinetChapter 18. Add a JavaScript Password to Your Web PageChapter 19. Get Password Gates for Your Web PagePART III: COUNTERING THREATS TO PRIVATE COMMUNICATIONSChapter 20. Encrypt Your E-MailChapter 21. Beware the Magic LanternChapter 22. Prevent Telephone Monitoring with Digital Spread SpectrumChapter 23. Install a Scrambler on Your Telephone LineChapter 24. Be Selective in Purchasing Telephone Voice-ChangersChapter 25. Research Bug Detectors CarefullyChapter 26. Use Prepaid Telephone Calling CardsChapter 27. Use Prepaid Cellular Telephone ServiceChapter 28. Purchase Caller ID, Line Blocking, and Other Telephone ServicesChapter 29. Use A "Call Filter"Chapter 30. Fight Postal Service AbusesChapter 31. Have Your Name Removed from DMA Mailing and Telemarketing ListsChapter 32. Limit Junk MailChapter 33. Use the U.S. Postal Service Prohibitory Order to Fight Junk MailChapter 34. Double-Wrap Your Postal MailPART IV: COUNTERING THREATS TO HOME SECURITY AND PRIVACYChapter 35. Secure Your Home to Ensure Personal PrivacyChapter 36. Place a Barrier between the Public Street and Your Front DoorChapter 37. Install a Home Alarm SystemChapter 38. Install High-Security LocksChapter 39. Use a Lockbox for Your Emergency KeyPART V: ENHANCING PRIVACY AND PERSONAL SECURITY: MISCELLANEOUS TIPSChapter 40. Use a Paper ShredderChapter 41. Establish an Alternate IdentityChapter 42. Employ Antisurveillance TechniquesChapter 43. Cover Your Tracks: How to DisappearPART VI: COUNTERING THREATS TO PERSONAL FREEDOM AND ACHIEVING SOVEREIGNTYChapter 44. Use NORFED American Liberty DollarsChapter 45. Resist Government Trampling of Your Right to Travel FreelyChapter 46. Question AuthorityChapter 47. Employ Countermeasure against Police Radar and Laser DetectorsChapter 48. Oppose the Use of Traffic CamerasChapter 49. Monitor Radio Traffic with a ScannerChapter 50. Establish a Radio NetworkChapter 51. Prepare for Emergencies and DisastersChapter 52. Form a Mutual Support GroupChapter 53. Don't Rely on 911Chapter 54. Improve Your Personal Protection SkillsChapter 55. Legally Resist Firearms RegistrationChapter 56. Get the Other Side of the StoryConclusion Aspire to SovereigntyAppendix I Web Sites for Freeware DownloadsAppendix II Retailer and Resource AddressesAppendix III Security ChecklistBibliography and Selected ReadingAbout the AuthorChesbro, Michael is the author of 'Privacy Handbook Proven Countermeasures for Combating Threats to Privacy, Security, and Personal Freedom' with ISBN 9781581603576 and ISBN 1581603576.