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You leave an electronic trail every time you use a credit card, rent a DVD, open a bank account or surf the Internet. That's a lot of personal information that could all too easily fall into the wrong hands. Last year 10 million Americans were victims of identity theft. In Prying Eyes , author Eric J. Gertler, former CEO of Privista, a software company that focuses on credit management and identity-theft protection, offers practical ways to maximize your privacy. Illustrated with real-life tales of ID theft, Gertler's book explains the preventive steps that could have been taken. Some of his ideas,...

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