Untangling the Web A Guide to Internet Research

by Robyn Winder, Charlie Speight

The National Security Agency has just declassified a disarmingly written document called “Untangling the Web: A Guide to Internet Research”, comprised of over 600 pages of common-sense advice on internet sleuthing. The guide was last updated in 2007, and it is simultaneously a look at the NSA’s internal communications and a reminder of how quickly the internet changes; this is just six years old and parts of it already read like “Duke Nukem Does The Internet”. Still, there is some useful information here, and some really fascinating insights into how real national security personnel conduct research online.

642 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Mario · Rating 4 out of 5]

A little bit outdated, but the general concept remains valid.
- Know how to search
- Know how internet works
- Know how to stay safe while surfing the net

[VIXEN · Rating 4 out of 5]

It has some good information on advance searching and how to move around the internet.