Books by Examine IP
Plain-English guides to privacy, scams & the internet
Ten short, illustrated books. No jargon, no computer-science degree needed — written for people who want to understand what’s happening to their data, and for anyone taking their first steps into security.
Privacy & Security
The Biggest Hacks in History
25 true stories of the cyberattacks that built the modern internet — and broke it. A toy whistle that hijacked the phone network, code that destroyed nuclear centrifuges, a deepfake video call that stole $25 million. One page each, with a diagram of exactly how every hack worked.
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Delete Yourself from the Internet
A stranger can buy your home address for about $20. This is the step-by-step guide to erasing your personal information from Google, data brokers, and people-search sites — and staying gone. Pairs with our free opt-out directory.
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Don’t Get Scammed by AI
Voice clones, deepfakes, romance scams, and the new AI-powered cons of 2026. Real examples, red-flag checklists, and a defense playbook for protecting your money and your family — especially older relatives.
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AI and Your Privacy
What ChatGPT, Gemini, and your smart devices really know about you — and how to take control. Covers chatbot data retention, smart speakers, privacy settings worth changing, plus a glossary and action plan.
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VPNs: Everything You Need to Know
What a VPN actually does, what it definitely doesn’t, and how to tell whether yours is leaking. Cuts through the sponsored-review noise so you can decide if you even need one.
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Hands-On & Technical
Free Aug 8–12
Kali Linux for Absolute Beginners
Most people who download Kali quit in the first week — not because it’s too advanced, but because nobody explains the boring parts. Install it safely, update it without breaking it, learn the terminal without fear, and find out where to practise legally. Written by someone who started back when it was called BackTrack. Includes a full terminal cheat sheet.
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Free Aug 9–13
Secure Your Home Network in One Evening
Somewhere in your home is a small plastic box with blinking lights. Every message you send, every site you visit, every camera and speaker in the building passes through it. You have probably never logged into it.
That box is your router — and it’s almost certainly the least-secured computer you own.
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Free Aug 10–14
Linux Terminal for Absolute Beginners
The terminal is a black window with a blinking cursor and no instructions. No menus, no buttons, no hint about what to type. Every guide you find assumes you already know the words.
Here’s what nobody tells beginners: the terminal isn’t hard. It’s just undocumented.
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Tech History
The Personal Computer: A Year-by-Year History
1990 to today, one year per spread. Windows 95 launch night, the beige-box era, the iMac, XP, the smartphone takeover — how the machine on your desk became the machine in your pocket. Fully illustrated.
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Software We Lost
25 Programs That Shaped a Generation — and Then Disappeared.
There was no funeral for Winamp. No farewell screen when MSN Messenger stopped nudging.
One day you reinstalled Windows, or bought a new laptop, or upgraded your phone — and the thing simply wasn’t there any more. It took you a year to notice.
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Not sure where to start?
Worried about scams or a relative getting targeted? Start with Don’t Get Scammed by AI.
Want your personal info off the internet? Start with Delete Yourself from the Internet — and use the free opt-out directory alongside it.
Want to learn security yourself? Start with Kali Linux for Absolute Beginners — it gets you past the setup wall that stops most people.
Just here for a good story? The Biggest Hacks in History reads like true crime.
Every book is also free to read with Kindle Unlimited.
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