Metadata Murders

Description

Metadata Murders portrays the saga of one father’s love and commitment to his daughter. Internet security expert, Benjamin Hackwell, has put his life back together after his divorce when he receives email from his daughter, Caitline. Eager for any communication from her, Ben follows the link to a web site where he watches in horror as Caitline stars in her own snuff flick. Determined to find out if what he has seen is real, Ben discovers that all of Caitline’s bank accounts are closed, her phone is disconnected, and her whereabouts unknown.

Ben’s investigation plunges him into the underworld of the deep Web, better known as the dark web, where data is hidden, identities are unknown, and society’s laws and mores have little or no meaning. The metadata, i.e. the electronic information, that identifies and enables men’s discoveries and ambitions through the Internet can also be used to promote ther baser impulses: identity theft, virtual prostitution, and murder by remote control. The metadata that surrounds that information and makes activities such as text messaging and online banking possible can be manipulated to deceive, enslave, and destroy as well.

Metadata Murders depicts man’s definition of what it means to be human. Beyond his programming skill or knowledge of the Internet, Ben’s quest challenges the truth of human commitment and the nature of our existence. The book explores this basic question: Can one man’s love for others triumph over the basest aspects of our existence and bring true knowledge to light? Or do our technological advances in communication isolate and condemn us to literal and spiritual perdition?

You decide.

Publication details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ iUniverse; 0 edition (January 22, 2006)
• Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 22, 2006
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 306 pages
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.9 ounces
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.78 x 8.5 inches

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