The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy. Copyright © 2015 by Violet Blue.

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ISBN-10: 1-59327-648-6
ISBN-13: 978-1-59327-648-5

Publisher: William Pollock
Production Editor: Laurel Chun
Cover and Interior Design: Beth Middleworth
Developmental Editors: William Pollock and Jennifer Griffith-Delgado
Compositor: Laurel Chun
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Blue, Violet.
  The smart girl’s guide to privacy : practical tips for staying safe online / by Violet Blue.
        pages cm
  Summary: “Discusses how to protect personal information from online privacy violations. Covers how to set and store secure passwords, monitor online visibility, safely use social media and apps, and create online profiles. Contains emergency instructions for those who have been hacked or had their identity, phone, or laptop stolen”-- Provided by publisher.
  ISBN 978-1-59327-648-5 -- ISBN 1-59327-648-6
 1. Computer crimes--Prevention. 2. Internet--Security measures. 3. Internet and women. 4. Internet--
Safety measures. 5. Privacy, Right of. I. Title.
  HV6773.B56 2015
  613.6’602854678--dc23

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