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Author:   Heidi Boghosian
Publisher:   Beacon Press
Imprint:   Beacon Press
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780807010846

ISBN 10:   0807010847
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   24 June 2025
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION Our Internet Connectedness PART ONE: BACK TO BASICS CHAPTER 1 Flunking Civics 101 CHAPTER 2 Failing Digital Literacy CHAPTER 3 Bad Digital Hygiene PART TWO: DEMOCRACY IN TILT CHAPTER 4 Mega Churches Meet Mega Think Tanks CHAPTER 5 Hate Migrates Online CHAPTER 6 Ad Tech CHAPTER 7 Trillionaire Tech Overlords CHAPTER 8 Surveillance: The New Critical Infrastructure PART THREE: PRACTICES FOR THE PEOPLE CHAPTER 9 Disrupters for Democracy: Open-Source, Blockchain, and More CHAPTER 10 Bending to the GDPR CHAPTER 11 Becoming Digitally Literate Citizens CHAPTER 12 A Safer Digital World: Cyber Hygienists CHAPTER 13 Correcting the Tilt CHAPTER 14 Games for Democracy CONCLUSION Cyber Sparks: Inspiring Informed Action A User’s Guide for the Digital Age Organizations Supporting Digital Literacy, Privacy, Civics, and Activism Acknowledgments Notes Index

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“Cyber Citizens is a masterclass in civic activism for the digital age. We can’t rely on tech companies to safeguard our democracy: it’s up to each of us. As surveillance and disinformation are normalized, Heidi Boghosian offers an accessible, urgently needed tool kit for digital disruption.” —Will Potter, investigative journalist and author of Green Is the New Red “In today’s information-saturated world, Cyber Citizens serves as a survival manual for defending against cybersecurity and other online threats. Read it, share it with others, and be a more responsible digital citizen.” —Oliver Page, cofounder and CEO of CyberNut

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Heidi Boghosian is a surveillance and privacy expert, a lawyer, an activist, and the author of ""I Have Nothing to Hide""- And 20 Other Myths About Surveillance and Privacy. She has led several civil liberties and social justice organizations, including the National Lawyers Guild and the A.J. Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice. An advisory board member for the Georgetown Center on Privacy and Technology, she also co-hosts the civil liberties radio show and podcast Law and Disorder.

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