It's not paranoia; we ARE being watched. Today, thanks to technology and new media, our every activity can be monitored. This groundbreaking investigation shows how privacy is under assault--and how we can protect ourselves. Covering everything from the News of the Worldhacking scandal to identity and credit theft, Popular Mechanics Who's Spying On You?features stories of real people whose privacy has been violated. It looks at the technology powering those intrusions, examines advances in security, and thoroughly considers the social and legal ramifications of our increasingly complex high-tech society. A final chapter offers direct, service-oriented tips to safeguard privacy, along with an exploration of how a new, post-private generation willingly surrenders personal information..