{"product_id":"digital-breadcrumbs-phil-p-dasilva-9798180369505","title":"Digital Breadcrumbs: The Technical Reality of Online Anonymity and State Surveillance","description":"\u003cp\u003eA single post takes seconds. The digital trail can last far longer than you expect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou create a burner account. You turn on a commercial VPN. You use a fake name. You hit \"post\" on X, Facebook, or Instagram and assume you are invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou are not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbsolute online anonymity is not how modern digital systems are built.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDigital Breadcrumbs\u003c\/b\u003e breaks down the technical reality behind modern surveillance and identity tracing. This is not speculation. It is a structured explanation of how data is collected, correlated, and used across platforms, networks, and legal systems to link online activity back to real-world identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom smartphones to undersea fiber-optic cables, modern infrastructure is designed to generate logs. Those logs-when combined-become a powerful mapping system between digital behavior and physical identity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat you will understand inside this book: \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig Tech Data Infrastructure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow platforms like Meta, X, and ByteDance collect, store, and disclose user data through internal logging systems and legal requests.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eISP and Network Attribution\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow IP allocation, Carrier-Grade NAT (CGNAT), and ISP records can connect short-lived connections back to real subscriber identities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCellular Network Positioning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow cell towers use signal behavior, timing, and network coordination to estimate device location.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHardware-Level Identifiers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow device-level signals like IMEI and MAC addresses contribute to persistent device recognition across networks and services.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImage Metadata and EXIF Data\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow photos can contain embedded information such as timestamps, device details, and optional GPS coordinates.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOSINT and Visual Analysis Techniques\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow publicly available data, imagery, shadows, and environmental cues can be used to infer location and timing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEncryption and Its Boundaries\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy tools like VPNs and encrypted messaging protect data in transit, but do not eliminate all forms of identity correlation when combined with behavioral and system-level signals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a cybersecurity student, IT professional, researcher, or privacy-focused reader, this book provides a structured look into how modern digital identity systems actually function beneath the surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is designed to help you understand how online activity connects to real-world identity-not through speculation, but through the underlying systems that make it possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy this version performs better\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore readable on mobile (shorter paragraphs)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLess \"marketing aggression,\" more authority tone\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eStronger Amazon indexing clarity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetter balance between technical + accessible language\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eSafer phrasing for platform review systems\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Phil P. Dasilva,Isaac Payne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798180369505\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Phil P. Dasilva","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173554561279,"sku":"9798180369505","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/digital-breadcrumbs-phil-p-dasilva-9798180369505","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}