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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Author: Shoshana Zuboff
The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior. — Shoshana Zuboff's interdisciplinary breadth and depth enable her to come to grips with the social, political, busi...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781610395694
ISBN-10: 1610395697
Publication Date: 8/21/2018
Pages: 304
Edition: 1
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Publisher: PublicAffairs
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio CD
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The subject matter - the pervasive way in which our privacy rights are being usurped by Google, Facebook and a multitude of other companies through smart devices - is of the utmost importance, and yet the book suffers from the dense writing style of Zuboff, limiting its potential readership. I strongly encourage everyone to do their due diligence on this subject and to safeguard their privacy to the (limited) extent possible (Duck Duck Go vs. Google; Avast vs. Chrome, etc) but unless you're dedicated, I think the average reader is going to find this slow going.


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