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About the Author
Glenn Fleishman never stops writing about technology and its implications. He’s in his third decade of writing for publications as varied as American History, Fast Company, the Economist, Wired, Smithsonian magazine, Ars Technica, Atlas Obscura, the New York Times, Macworld, and TidBITS, among many others. In 2012, he won on Jeopardy—twice!
Acknowledgments
Thank you to my wife, Lynn, who is both creeped out by security cameras and other surveillance, and who suggested this title—hoping I would explain, among other options, how someone could choose to keep all their video within their personal control. How did I do?
Shameless Plug
My passion is type and printing history—and present. I’ve written for many publications and for patrons of my work at Patreon about the origins of printing, specific aspects of it, and how it relates to the present. This often includes language, as in the case of my historical dive into the earliest use of SHOUTY CAPS.
About the Publisher
alt concepts inc., publisher of Take Control Books, is operated by Joe Kissell and Morgen Jahnke, who acquired the ebook series from TidBITS Publishing Inc.’s owners, Adam and Tonya Engst, in May 2017. Joe brings his decades of experience as author of more than 60 books on tech topics (including many popular Take Control titles) to his role as Publisher. Morgen’s professional background is in development work for nonprofit organizations, and she employs those skills as Director of Marketing and Publicity. Joe and Morgen live in San Diego with their two children and their cat.