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Discover 'Privacy is Power' by Carissa Veliz, an insightful examination of how the data economy is reshaping our world and eroding our personal privacy. This brand new B-format paperback, published by Random House UK in 2021, spans 320 pages and is a must-read for anyone concerned about their digital footprint. In this essential book, Veliz highlights the pervasive nature of how big tech companies and governments invade our privacy every day. With each click, scroll, and interaction, we unknowingly surrender our personal information, from our locations to our preferences. Veliz offers a powerful narrative that underscores the importance of data protection in reclaiming our individual freedom and autonomy.
Through compelling arguments, 'Privacy is Power' makes it clear that safeguarding our privacy is not just a personal choice; it's a collective responsibility. The author urges readers to recognize the dangers of unchecked data harvesting and to advocate for stronger regulations that protect our fundamental rights. As our homes become increasingly surveilled by devices, the call for privacy-friendly practices becomes ever more urgent. This book is a clarion call for awareness and action, empowering you to push back against invasive technologies and reclaim your data. Perfect for readers looking to delve into digital privacy and the implications of surveillance, this book is essential for those who want to understand and influence the data economy.
Take control of your data privacy today!
Delivery Information: We ensure prompt and reliable delivery, so you can enjoy your new read as soon as possible. Order now and join the movement to protect your privacy.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780552177719
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2021
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Pages: 320
Description:
As the data economy grows in power, Carissa Veliz exposes how our privacy is eroded by big tech and governments, why that matters and what we can do about it. 'Essential reading for those of us who click 'agree' ten times a day' - Jonathan Woolf.
An Economist BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
As the data economy grows in power, Carissa Veliz exposes how our privacy is eroded by big tech and governments, why that matters and what we can do about it.
The moment you check your phone in the morning you are giving away your data. Before you've even switched off your alarm, a whole host of organisations have been alerted to when you woke up, where you slept, and with whom. As you check the weather, scroll through your 'suggested friends' on Facebook, you continually compromise your privacy.
Without your permission, or even your awareness, tech companies are harvesting your information, your location, your likes, your habits, and sharing it amongst themselves. They're not just selling your data. They're selling the power to influence you. Even when you've explicitly asked them not to. And it's not just you. It's all your contacts too.
Digital technology is stealing our personal data and with it our power to make free choices. To reclaim that power and democracy, we must protect our privacy.
What can we do? So much is at stake. Our phones, our TVs, even our washing machines are spies in our own homes. We need new regulation. We need to pressure policy-makers for red lines on the data economy. And we need to stop sharing and to adopt privacy-friendly alternatives
Through compelling arguments, 'Privacy is Power' makes it clear that safeguarding our privacy is not just a personal choice; it's a collective responsibility. The author urges readers to recognize the dangers of unchecked data harvesting and to advocate for stronger regulations that protect our fundamental rights. As our homes become increasingly surveilled by devices, the call for privacy-friendly practices becomes ever more urgent. This book is a clarion call for awareness and action, empowering you to push back against invasive technologies and reclaim your data. Perfect for readers looking to delve into digital privacy and the implications of surveillance, this book is essential for those who want to understand and influence the data economy.
Take control of your data privacy today!
Delivery Information: We ensure prompt and reliable delivery, so you can enjoy your new read as soon as possible. Order now and join the movement to protect your privacy.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780552177719
Format: B-format paperback
Year: 2021
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Pages: 320
Description:
As the data economy grows in power, Carissa Veliz exposes how our privacy is eroded by big tech and governments, why that matters and what we can do about it. 'Essential reading for those of us who click 'agree' ten times a day' - Jonathan Woolf.
An Economist BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR
As the data economy grows in power, Carissa Veliz exposes how our privacy is eroded by big tech and governments, why that matters and what we can do about it.
The moment you check your phone in the morning you are giving away your data. Before you've even switched off your alarm, a whole host of organisations have been alerted to when you woke up, where you slept, and with whom. As you check the weather, scroll through your 'suggested friends' on Facebook, you continually compromise your privacy.
Without your permission, or even your awareness, tech companies are harvesting your information, your location, your likes, your habits, and sharing it amongst themselves. They're not just selling your data. They're selling the power to influence you. Even when you've explicitly asked them not to. And it's not just you. It's all your contacts too.
Digital technology is stealing our personal data and with it our power to make free choices. To reclaim that power and democracy, we must protect our privacy.
What can we do? So much is at stake. Our phones, our TVs, even our washing machines are spies in our own homes. We need new regulation. We need to pressure policy-makers for red lines on the data economy. And we need to stop sharing and to adopt privacy-friendly alternatives