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1. A fascinating page turner
   This book follows the history and present day applications of technology and it’s evolution into a global surveillance entity through data collecting and advertising (buying and selling). There are no spiritual references in this book but I couldn’t help but think of two humans at a tree selling their soul to a data collecting serpentine figure and left “naked and ashamed” at the end of the day.

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2. Fascinating
   If you can get past the gratuitous bias/lean at some points in this work, the information is fascinating. And it is a ‘work.’ Byron Tau has put years of effort into this easy to understand exposé on the veritable bar code humans are happily self-assigning in exchange for the ‘free’ services brought to them by apps. And the sundry ways various governments take gleeful advantage of the clandestine data rivers which flow unencrypted, unobserved, and mostly unregulated around the globe.

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3. Valuable Info
   Must read for every citizen

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4. Theory
   Ever wonder about those theories in your head about the advancements of technology? You know how you might sit around quietly because you do not want your associates to say you are a conspiracy theorist? Are you wondering if the things you observe in life are just figments of your “own” imagination? Never fear, this book will clear so much up for you. It is an interesting and somewhat humorous read, not in that the author provides humor but that events that have occurred and are occurring are clearly in front of us but our blinders keep us from seeing the truth. Interesting read and a recommended read.

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5. Easy read for a complex issue
   I know too many big tech companies have gathered too much information about their users. I’ve taken steps to limit what can be shared about me yet had no idea how the data has been used. In many cases I have found incorrect information about myself online. As Mr. Tau states, you may think you have nothing to hide, yet in the wrong hands your data, correct or not, can be used against you by overzealous or lacadaisical law enforcement.

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6. Excellent and chilling
   O think anyone who reads this will reassess their relationship to the cyber world. And I recommend everyone read it.Excellent stories, well-researched, and easy for non- tech types to follow

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7. Every American Should Read A Book Like This
   This book was very informative. It was an eye opener. While I found the book repetitive at times, it drove a point home…due to smartphones and other digital devices a lot of information is available about you to just about anyone who really wants to know.

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8. Excellent details and written well.
   A very well-written and easy-to-digest expose.

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9. Delivery was late (that’s international post and nothing to do with the sender), so I haven’t had time to do more than read the Author’s Note and Intro.It’s next on the pile of books to be read though.

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