Description
Shoshana Zuboff examines the unprecedented form of power known as surveillance capitalism and the challenges that the digital future poses to humanity. The optimism of the early Internet has faded as technologies intended to liberate people have deepened inequality and fuelled division. Technology companies collect information about people online and sell it to governments or retailers, while their profits increasingly depend not only on predicting behaviour but also on modifying it. Zuboff explores how this fusion of capitalism and digital technology affects society, politics, business and technology, and considers how it may shape values and the future. She argues that society stands at a crossroads: technology can enrich a few while impoverishing many, or its benefits can be distributed more widely. The book examines the threat of power operating without democratic oversight and considers how people can protect themselves and their communities while remaining masters of the digital world. The contents are in English.
Information
Language: English
Manufacturer: Folio, spol.s r.o.
Genres: English literature, Books, Foreign language books, Books on politics in english, Non-fiction literature in english
Type: Paperback book
Pages: 709
ISBN/EAN: 9781781256855