R. E. Smith


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Robert Ellis Smith, a lawyer and journalist, is publisher of PRIVACY JOURNAL newsletter, which since 1974 has reported on new technology and its impact on personal privacy. He is author of several landmark books on personal privacy, including an account of privacy in American history.

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Consumer's Handheld Guide to Privacy Protections    by Robert Ellis Smith
Price: $3.95 USD. 52350 words. Published by R. E. Smith  on September 2, 2010. .

Descriptions and legal citations for state and federal laws protecting personal information in the marketplace, at work, at school or at home. Selected categories from the Compilation of State and Federal Privacy Laws, 2010 ed. Includes financial, credit, medical, school, government, insurance, and employment records, plus Social Security numbers, tracking technologies and telephone services.
Compilation of State and Federal Privacy Laws, 2010 Consolidated Edition    by Robert Ellis Smith
Price: $4.95 USD. 60250 words. Published by R. E. Smith  on August 14, 2010. .

Descriptions and legal citations for 700 state and federal laws protecting personal information or limiting surveillance of individuals, grouped by categories and states. Includes financial, credit, medical, school, government, insurance, employment, and arrest records, plus wiretapping, Social Security numbers, tracking technologies and telephone services.
Ben Franklin's Web Site    by Robert Ellis Smith
Price: $4.50 USD. 145880 words. Published by R. E. Smith  on August 14, 2010. .

This engaging book explores the hidden niches of American history to discover the tug between Americans' yearning for privacy and their insatiable curiosity. It includes histories of wiretapping, credit reporting, sexual practices, Social Security numbers and ID cards, modern principles of privacy protection, and the coming of the Internet and the new challenges to personal privacy it brings.

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Erotic Tales of Skinny Dipping    by R. E. Smith 
Price: $6.75 USD. 50420 words. Published on May 9, 2011. Fiction.

A sensual collection of excerpts by great writers about nudity outdoors, along with links to great art and photography depicting similar scenes. Hardly an important writer in the English language HASN'T written about the joys and risks of skinny dipping. Among the chapters: Fathers and Sons, Love and Sex in the Outdoors, Nature Boy. Among the authors: Twain, Whitman, Hollinghur, Dolly Parton

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