My Book at last! After

  1. October 2021: The NSA pulls my clearance in retaliation for speaking out and writing a book
  2. May 2023: I submit my first revision of Are You Listening? to the NSA for my legally-required pre-publication review.
  3. Aug 2026: My 5th (and final) revision is finally cleared.

It's been a long and arduous journey spotted with some stiff disagreements about what the NSA is allowed to redact and what they should permit me to publish, but the bottom line is that it's finally done.

Sure, the Pre-pub office is generally professional and easy to work with, but there was never a point that I felt like the NSA really made the process clear and simple enough to encourage publishing – rather the opposite. The fact is, most people aren't going to talk about their time at the NSA because the risk is just too high.

Regardless, I pressed on and here we are. I'm looking for a publisher or a literary agent, but if you just want to learn more (and get a copy of my free "Reflections on an NSA Career" mini-book), click here:

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It's impossible to fully prevent credit card fraud, but there are several things you can do to help.
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Your data is as valuable as money so protect it like money!
What do you do once your data is already out there? This.

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Protecting Credit Cards

Credit card fraud isn't ID Theft, but is closely relatedare often used fraudulently so do what you can to prevent it.

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Protecting Social Security Numbers

Social security numbers have become the gateway to all kinds of identity abuses so the less people you give it to, the better.

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Being a Data Scrooge

Learn to protect your personal information the way Scrooge did his money.

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Reputation Management

Just because there are things out there about you that are out of your control and are unflattering or worse, doesn't mean you're powerless.

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