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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457480303321

Titolo

Web of deceit [[electronic resource] ] : misinformation and manipulation in the age of social media / / edited by Anne P. Mintz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Medford, N.J., : CyberAge Books, c2012

ISBN

1-937290-62-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (225 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MintzAnne P

Disciplina

364.16/3

Soggetti

Internet fraud

Electronic information resource literacy

Computer network resources - Evaluation

Internet searching

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: if it's on the internet, it must be true / Anne P. Mintz -- Social media and intentional misinformation / Meg Smith -- They know where you live : guarding your privacy and identity / Cynthia Hetherington -- Demonizing the "other" / Eli Edwards -- Ebuyer beware / Ben Fractenberg -- Information warfare and cybersecurity / Deborah A. Liptak -- The intentional misleading of the American public : political misinformation / Laura Gordon-Murnane -- Charity scams / Craig Thompson -- Concluding thoughts / Anne P. Mintz -- Appendix A: Evaluating websites / Amber Benham -- Appendix B: The technologies of deceit : an annotated glossary / Deborah A. Liptak -- About the contributors -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Skilled researchers, journalists, and subject experts have come together in this follow-up to Web of Deception to reveal important lessons for staying safe and retaining privacy online. In the wake of the social media popularity boom-epitomized by MySpace, eBay, and Craigslist and accelerating with Facebook and Twitter-the success of internet con artists and thieves has been quick to follow. Manipulators have been provided with the tools and targets to perpetrate hoaxes and con games on an ever larger scale. An invaluable guide to safe internet



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