"The Art of Invisibility" by Kevin Mitnick

The Art of Invisibility is the latest book by Kevin Mitnick, published in 2017, so it is pretty current with the events happening in the tech world, as books like these very soon become obsolete because of the flood of new information and happenings.

Mitnick talks about how easy it is to figure out someone's moves online only if you knew some basic information and gives examples from his past life as a hacker.  The bottom line is that it is very difficult to be invisible or anonymous online, even if one has a perfectly good and legal reason for it, like being harassed for example. 

His previous book, the autobiographical "Ghost in the Wires" is a much more exciting read, and it seems like this book has been cobbled together to take some advantage of Mitnick's name and brand (which is fading nowadays), and pull together some advice that can readily be found around the internet and organize it in one place.

Most of the advice in the book can be found around the internet, and is nothing terribly complicated, but all recommendations come down to either not be online at all (the best way), or if you do to keep separate, anonymously purchased devices and accounts for the anonymous dealings online. 

It is unclear if the main purpose of the book is to protect your sensitive data online (for example your banking info and logins, but then again, you cannot be anonymous to your bank), or how to be anonymous in your writings/actions online.

There is some good advice on never keeping browser history, using plugins like EFF HTTPS Everywhere, NoScript, AdBlocker and Ghostery, and also using TOR in order not to be tracked by your ISP or social media sites, however most of the book is anecdotes from the life of Kevin Mitnick.