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One Nation, Under Surveillance -- Privacy From the Watchful Eye |  | Authors: Boston T. Party, Kenneth W. Royce
Publisher: Javelin Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 15282
Media: Paperback
Pages: 480
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.5 x 1
ISBN: 1888766115
EAN: 9781888766110
ASIN: 1888766115
Publication Date: July 4, 2009
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Product Description
12 years in the making, this is the long-awaited sequel to and replacement of the popular 1997 Bulletproof Privacy. Three times the size, it thoroughly covers:
* healthy privacy vs. paranoia
* private travel in the 21st Century
* modern communications and privacy
* the coming National I.D. Card
* private money -- debit cards, digital gold
* can your home still be your castle?
* guns & privacy
* securing your computer
* ghosting the Internet
* use encrypted VoIP for free
* create robust passphrases
* Windows: a surveillance virus masquerading as an OS?
* get a new Puppy . . . Linux!
* dealing with the intrusive Census and ACS questions
* earning a discreet living
* how to buy and sell privately
* answering the old If you have nothing to hide, then . . .
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 Interesting look at a growing phenomena in law enforcement March 19, 2010
Jimrokon (NE)
Government surveillance is on the rise, and this offers an interesting perspective of what is happening past, present and future on this very sensitive issue. Be informed, slowly Big Brother is increasing it's presense.
 Interesting, valuable, and well researched book! January 31, 2010
Alain B. Burrese (Missoula, MT)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
"One Nation Under Surveillance: Privacy From The Watchful Eye" by Boston T. Party is an interesting and eye opening book full of strategies and techniques to keep you, your belongings, and your activities private. It's obvious that the author is sick and tired of Big Brother's ever increasing invasion into every aspect of our lives. You don't have to agree with him on everything, nor do you have to take all the measures outlined in this text, to gain some valuable information regarding privacy and to have your eyes opened to things you probably didn't know were going on.
I'm not personally looking to drop off the grid right now, nor do I plan to implement a lot of the privacy strategies outlined in this book. However, I am still very glad I read it. It opened my eyes to things, and there are things in the book that I'll be using personally.
Right at the beginning, the author discusses why a person might want more privacy, and his number one reason is oppressive government, high taxes, and war. Like I said, the author is not too fond of the government, but then who is these days? Learning about how information is collected on us, and by whom, is a good wake up call. There's some Interesting and scary stuff here. He then does a good job of describing privacy vs. paranoia, though some may think the line is not quite where the author draws it.
There are chapters on a variety of topics ranging from interesting, to a bit complex, to things that were beyond my personal lifestyle goals, but interesting to read nonetheless. I found the chapter on people, and who you trust to be very interesting, and did not expect to find a segment on sociopaths when I first got the book. Chapters on I.D., Financial Privacy, and Mail provide ways and steps you can take to live more anonymously. The chapters on telecommunications and passphrases really interested me, and anyone that secures data and other information with pass words or passphrases would learn a thing or two from this section. Some very good info here.
The author also writes quite a bit about computers and operating systems. He has no
use for Windows, and suggests Puppy Linux as the most privacy orientated operating system, and explains why and how to set your computer up with it.
As someone concerned with Big Brother and all of the information gathering done by our government, it is not surprising that this book contains a chapter on the Census and ACS. If you have concerns with either of these, and want to know a bit more about them, this chapter will fill you in. The gun chapter was pretty basic. Buy from individuals and gun shows that don't do paperwork if you don't want people to know you have them. That and keep your mouth shut. Sure, there's a little more than that, but not much, because basically that's it to keep private.
There are also short chapters on living quietly, keeping your car private, traveling private, and using private entities. Regarding these chapters, the author provides a little basic information, but one must do more research. On one note, Montana is also a state that you don't have to show proof of insurance upon registration. A vehicle can also be registered in the country where an entity has it's registered agent too. That gets to the chapter on entities, such as trusts, corporations, and LLCs. The author provides some bare bones information that might or might not work for certain situations. As someone who has formed thousands of business entities for others and has studied a lot of asset protection strategies, I'd suggest you follow the advice the author provides on page 21/8 - become your own expert. You really need to learn a lot more than the author put in this eight-page chapter if you wish to use entities as part of your overall privacy and asset protection plan.
The final chapter provides some of the author's thoughts on privacy's future. I should also note, that the book is not just the author's thoughts. The book contains many quotes and passages from other sources, and the author does a great job of providing those sources. It's an extremely researched book with a lot of places to go look for additional information on the topics covered.
I think this is a valuable book for several reasons. First, it's eye opening and provides information that many people are unaware of. Increasing awareness of some of the ways people are losing their privacy is important. Second, for some individuals who would rather live privately off the grid, so to speak, this book offers a lot of practical strategies and resources for doing so. And lastly, for many others who don't want to completely disappear or take the extravagant position of privacy, this book provides information that can be used to the degree the person wishes to keep certain information secure from others, even if it's just using better pass words and being more aware of how information is being collected. I'm glad I read this book, and it's one I'll keep on the shelf as a resource.
Reviewed by Alain Burrese, J.D., author of Hard-Won Wisdom From the School of Hard Knocks and the dvds: Hapkido Hoshinsul, Streetfighting Essentials, Hapkido Cane, the Lock On Joint Locking Essentials series and articles including a regular column on negotiation for The Montana Lawyer. Alain Also wrote a series of articles called Lessons From The Apprentice.
Privacy and Shelter from the Psychopathic Storm December 7, 2009
C. Corp (CA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you thought the battle for privacy was over after watching "Enemy of the State" Boston would ask why everyone still wants your data with every transaction or activity. The authors' short answer to that question is that privacy still works!
In this most up-to-date and comprehensive book on the subject the author accomplishes three feats for those of us interested in state-of-the-art privacy:
1. A complete analysis of why privacy is more crucial than ever, still possible and still works!
2. A detailed description of who and what to protect our privacy against.
3. An exhaustive and up-to-date implementation guide for achieving our own "sweet spot" of insulation.
Those familiar with the subject know that privacy cascades into multiple areas and down many rabbit trails of implementation. Because of its completeness and the inclusion of the three elements above it's quite possible to implement a complete privacy plan using only this 480-page book as a companion.
The author has become quite brilliant at improvising privacy solutions as new exposures present. I believe the most valuable contribution of the book is that it tends to impart such improvisational skills to the reader.
"Do not confront, but learn to mask yourself and circumvent." (ch. 22, pg. 17)
My overall take on ONUS is that it is so thorough, comprehensive and actionable on such a complex (And urgent) subject that it was a practical sacrificial effort to get it all current and in one book. Apparently, this parting gift of liberty is no accident as it is the authors last "Boston T. Party" book.
It would be a shame not to have this privacy tool available now that it's needed most. But, it is available. All the mistakes have been made, we know the insulation is crucial and possible, we know what the enemy looks like and have a detailed roadmap to get to a safe place.
Now the only shame would be in not taking privacy and shelter from the psychopathic storm.
Terence Gillespie
youroptimal . com
Used book review December 2, 2009
Betsy J. Salunek
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I was very surprised and pleased at how fast the book was delivered and the great condition it was in for a "used" book.
One Nation Under Surveillance October 8, 2009
J. Storm (San Diego)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a great book for both the hardcore survivalist and the everyday person worried about privacy. Full of practical and useful tips I highly recommend this book to anyone. If anything, this book has too much useful information! I know I will be re - reading it for years to come.
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