Review: The All Seeing Digital Eyes

The All Seeing Digital Eyes

by 

Neville J Kattakayam 

Published: 2018
Amazon: The All Seeing Digital Eyes
Goodreads: The All Seeing Digital Eyes
Pages: 173

• BOOK BLURB
• My nature of work requires me to spend a lot of time online, but I always try to ensure that my digital footprint is minimum. I value my freedom of speech and my right to privacy, which has encouraged me in writing this book.
• This book's objective is to educating technology users about safety, security and privacy. Inside you’ll find research-based safety tips and tools, advise, parents’ guide and commentary on different aspects of tech use and policy. 
  
  This is not a technical book, even if many tips and tricks are shared to secure oneself. 
• MY REVIEW:
• If you have a mistrust of electronic devices and sharing your personal info online, and want to be aware of how that information might be used against you or how you can safeguard yourself as much as possible then this is a book you should definitely look into. (Phew, that was a seriously long sentence!)“... technology is also being used to analyze, predict, manipulate and even control human behavior.”
• In the easiest of words, the author tries to describe the "various pitfalls and traps" of using the internet. 
  “The objective of this book is to make you aware of various pitfalls and traps that you may face from modern technology, while using your electronic devices.”
  
  The All Seeing Digital Eyes is a well-explained book, with examples stated and described to accommodate even the layman's understanding. And not just the layman but even the “digitally literate" people may not always be aware of the information leaching until they find themselves a victim of it.
  “Software today is designed and engineered to make it easy for digitally literate people to continue using programs and apps with high efficiency; but without knowing the vulnerabilities or threats it poses towards you.”
  
  It also takes a look into how various websites, e-commerce, search-engines, social accounts and apps function. How safe the Wifi, ATM machines or GPS are. The difference between private data and public data, the extent of how much personal data one should share and what all one is giving away by agreeing to their “Terms of Services”. It discusses the threats one can face on the internet from harmless trolls to cyber-bullying to Phishing (something I'm personally paranoid about) and what one should keep in mind to safeguard yourselves.
  
  One of the best features of this book is that it keeps everything concise and succinct, and the chapters are clearly divided. It is a short enough read to finish in a couple of sitting which is a refreshing break from handling thick tomes on computer handling and internet.
  
  My sincere thanks to the author for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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