The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff
Barack Obama
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Vinod Khosla
Dives into the largest act of capitalist colonisation ever attempted - the colonisation of our minds, our behaviour, our free will, our very selves. - Vinod Khosla
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

Shoshana Zuboff
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Shoshana Zuboff
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In "The Age of Surveillance Capitalism," Shoshana Zuboff delivers a groundbreaking exploration into a form of power that has emerged from the digital age, fundamentally altering our lives. With meticulous research and profound insight, Zuboff unveils how surveillance capitalism, a monstrous offspring of technology and capitalism, thrives on harvesting our personal data to predict and manipulate behavior. Through the lens of this new economic order, she reveals a world where every action can be tracked, traded, and transmuted into profit, challenging the very essence of human autonomy and freedom. Zuboff's narrative is not just an exposition but a clarion call to recognize and combat the insidious forces at play. As surveillance capitalism extends its tentacles from Silicon Valley into every corner of the global economy, it not only accumulates vast wealth and power but also signals a dire threat to the pillars of our society: democracy, privacy, and the sanctity of the individual. In vivid detail, Zuboff sketches a future that may seem dystopian, yet is alarmingly within reach—a future where humans are reduced to mere nodes in a network of pervasive control, unless we dare to resist. This seminal work serves as both a warning and a guide for reclaiming the digital landscape, urging us towards a path where technology serves humanity, not the other way around.

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2018
4 Oct
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Dives into the largest act of capitalist colonisation ever attempted - the colonisation of our minds, our behaviour, our free will, our very selves. - Vinod Khosla
Barack Obama's favorite books of 2019 list.
The real psychological truth is this: If you’ve got nothing to hide, you are nothing.
— Shoshana Zuboff, The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

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