New Business Book Summary Available for Privacy on the Ground

Data breaches and debates regarding privacy, data collection, and security regularly make headlines. Even as people express concern over the government’s methods of data collection, they call on it to more forcefully regulate privacy protection and put new laws “on the books.” However, how privacy is defined and how it is protected varies greatly from country to country. In Privacy on the Ground, Kenneth A. Bamberger and Deirdre K. Mulligan examine both how privacy is legally defined on the books and to what degree it is actually protected “on the ground” in companies’ day-to-day operations. Their extensive research reveals some counterintuitive conclusions about what privacy regulation and practice should look like going forward.

New Summary Available for Rebooting the American Dream

Thom Hartmann has a plan to rejuvenate the American economy and give citizens of the United States their dreams back. In Rebooting the American Dream, Hartmann uses Alexander Hamilton’s 11-point plan from 1791 as an example for getting America back on track. In the wake of 30 devastating years of Reaganomics, America has lost its industrial-based economy. The domino effect of this loss has reached everything from the military, to politics, to national health care. Hartmann cites such a fundamental shift in structure as an enormous threat to the future of the country. By plainly laying out the 11 steps to recover, Americans can work together to reboot the economy and return to prosperity.