Data and Goliath : the Hidden Battles to Collect Your Data and Control Your World /
You are under surveillance right now... your cell phone provider tracks your location, your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it. Corporations use surveillance to manipulate the prices we're offered;...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Text in English. |
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
[2015]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | You are under surveillance right now... your cell phone provider tracks your location, your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it. Corporations use surveillance to manipulate the prices we're offered; governments use surveillance to discriminate, censor, and put people in danger worldwide. Schneier shows what we can do to reform our government surveillance programs and shake up surveillance-based business models, while also providing tips for you to protect your privacy every day. |
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| Physical Description: | 383 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-364) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393244816 (hardcover) : 0393244814 (hardcover) |