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Privacy in America by Mitch Jackson

PRIVACY IN AMERICA

 

What Every American Needs to Know

Every day, ordinary Americans surrender intimate details of their lives without realizing it. Their phones broadcast where they sleep, worship, and seek medical care. Their cars report how they drive, where they stop, and whether they wear a seatbelt.

Their smart speakers and televisions record what they say and watch inside their own homes. Data brokers package these details into dossiers and sell them to advertisers, insurers, scammers, and even government agencies that would otherwise need a warrant to obtain the same information.

Artificial intelligence has made the crisis worse on every front. Deepfake voice clones now fool family members and bank representatives. AI-powered bots run autonomous romance and financial scams at industrial scale, and the very chatbots people confide in collect and train on those private conversations by default.

Facial recognition systems capture biometric data that can never be changed if stolen. Fitness trackers feed health information to companies that HIPAA was never designed to regulate. Period-tracking apps generate reproductive data that can carry legal consequences in post-Dobbs America, and DNA testing companies hold genetic secrets that expose entire bloodlines when corporate finances collapse.

Children face this surveillance from birth, tracked through games, apps, and school technology systems that harvest data long before a child can spell the word privacy.

All of this happens under a legal framework that is fundamentally broken. The United States remains the only major democracy without a comprehensive federal privacy law. Privacy in America cuts through the complexity to show you how your privacy is being taken and it lays out precisely what you can do to fight back.

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"Mitch Jackson’s Privacy in America is a wake-up call we desperately need right now. With razor-sharp insight, Jackson reveals how every swipe, purchase, and conversation feeds a sprawling surveillance economy that turns Americans into products—and does so with alarming ease and little consent. This is an essential guide, not only exposing the high-stakes game being played with our most personal data, but equipping each of us to defend our freedom, our dignity, and our democracy. Read this and take action—your future self will thank you."
David Meerman Scott
Author of 12 books including New Rules of Marketing & PR and WSJ bestseller Fanocracy | marketing & business growth speaker | advisor to emerging companies
"Privacy in America is one of those books that changes the way you look at your phone, your apps, your smart devices—and even your daily routines. Mitch Jackson takes a complicated and often overwhelming topic and breaks it down into clear, practical language that everyday readers can understand. As a lawyer and a parent, I found the information alarming, and was grateful for Mitch’s common-sense action items for personal safety. What makes this book stand out is how current and relevant it feels. Mitch explains how corporations, data brokers, AI tools, apps, and even connected devices collect enormous amounts of personal information without most people realizing it. The examples involving facial recognition, location tracking, smart devices, and AI-powered scams were especially eye-opening. Instead of just creating fear, the book also offers practical steps readers can take to better protect themselves and their families online. That balance between awareness and action makes the book genuinely useful rather than just sensational. The writing style is direct, engaging, and accessible. You don’t need a legal or technical background to understand the issues being discussed. Mitch does an excellent job explaining why privacy matters today more than ever, especially in an era where convenience often comes at the cost of personal data. If you use social media, smart devices, online banking, health apps, or AI tools—and realistically, who doesn’t?—this book is worth reading. Highly recommended for anyone concerned about digital privacy, cybersecurity, and the future of personal freedom - especially parents of young children."
Marisa Cianciarulo
Dean and Professor of Law, Western State College of Law at Westcliff University
"Privacy in America by Mitch Jackson is one of those books that feels important the minute you start reading it. It’s smart, timely, and genuinely helpful for understanding how our personal data is collected, shared, sold, and sometimes barely protected in the U.S. Mitch brings years of legal experience and consumer advocacy to the conversation, and it shows. He explains complicated topics in a way that’s clear, practical, and easy to follow without ever feeling overwhelming. What makes this book stand out is how useful it is. It covers the real issues people are dealing with right now, from data brokers and location tracking to AI scams, deepfakes, biometric data, and how companies and government agencies access personal information. These are things that affect all of us, and the book makes that crystal clear. I also loved that it doesn’t just point out the problems. It gives you real solutions. Each chapter includes steps you can take right away, plus tools and resources to help protect your privacy without needing to be a tech expert. Another strength of the book is how current it feels. Mitch connects recent data breaches and headlines to the bigger issue of why stronger privacy protections matter in America. It’s informative, but also empowering. If you’ve ever wondered who has your data, how they got it, or what you can do about it, this is absolutely worth reading. You’ll learn how to review your devices, freeze your credit, request data removal, use privacy-focused tools, and better understand your rights. Bottom line: this is a practical, eye-opening guide that every American could benefit from reading. Highly recommend."
Peg Fitzpatrick
Social Media for Small Business | Marketing + Social Media Manager | Author of The Art of Small Business Social Media
"I just finished Mitch Jackson’s latest - Privacy in America - and it is exactly the wake-up call we’ve been ignoring. We are all participants in a massive ritual of privacy theater, clicking I agree to terms that would take a normal person seventy-six work days a year to read. Mitch pulls back the curtain on the Zip Code Lottery - where your basic digital rights depend entirely on where you live - and shows how AI is accelerating the danger. From five-dollar voice clones to the harvesting of your biometric data, the system is broken. Imagine having a concrete thirty-minute plan to actually fight back. Now you do. Get this book because your privacy is worth the fight."
Mike Allton
Director of Partner-led Growth at Agorapulse | Keynote Speaker

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