Greatly expanded second edition of bestselling book is “the ultimate guide to what you can find out online about anyone”

September 30, 2002, Medford, NJ — Information Today, Inc. announces the publication of Naked in Cyberspace, 2nd Edition: How to Find Personal Information Online, by Carole A. Lane. This is a completely revised and expanded edition of Lane’s landmark 1997 book and includes a new foreword by Beth Givens, founder and director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.

In Naked in Cyberspace, author Lane surveys the types of personal records and online services that are available on the Internet. She explains how researchers find and use personal data, identifies the most useful sources of information about people, and offers advice for those with privacy concerns. Readers are shown how to use online tools and databases to gain competitive intelligence, locate and investigate people, access public records, identify experts, find new customers, recruit employees, search for assets, uncover criminal records, conduct genealogical research, and much more.

Carole A. Lane has been involved with personal records as a designer of databases and information systems and as principal of her own research firm, TechnoSearch, Inc. She has served on the advisory board of the Special Libraries Association and on the board of directors of the Association of Independent Information Professionals. She is a sought- after speaker on research topics and on protecting the confidentiality of personal information in the digital age. She is frequently quoted on privacy issues in the media. 

Raves for the first edition of Naked in Cyberspace …

“A gold mine of sources of Net-based personal information about pretty much anyone.” 

—New Scientist

 “This book is an excellent source for help in locating personal information. The organization of the chapters, appendices, and indexes make it an easy tool to use.” 

—Journal of Government Information

 “Perfect for someone trying to trace a person with whom contact has been lost, or to build a profile of a potential business associate. It is arguably the only essential manual for the work of today’s private investigator.” 

—The Electronic Library

 “One of the most complete and up-to-date references available for on-line and electronic databases resources. An excellent desk reference to a world of data for investigating, conducting electronic surveillance and gathering intelligence assignments.” 

—Organizational Research & Technology Services

 “The first complete guide to the online sources of information about people.” 

—The Midwest Book Review

 “While you ponder the future of public information and privacy, read Naked in Cyberspace.”

—Information Broker

Naked in Cyberspace, 2nd Edition: How to Find Personal Information Online is a CyberAge Book from Information Today, Inc. It is available in better bookstores everywhere through Chicago-based trade distributor Independent Publishers Group (IPG) or by calling the publisher at 800-300-9868 (outside the U.S. call 609-654-6266); faxing 609-654-4309; e-mailing custserv@infotoday.com, or simply click on the "Order Now" button (left). 

2002/586 pp/trade paper 
ISBN: 0-910965-50-1 
$29.95