Industry unbound : the inside story of privacy, data, and corporate power /

In Industry Unbound, Ari Ezra Waldman exposes precisely how the tech industry conducts its ongoing crusade to undermine our privacy. With research based on interviews with scores of tech employees and internal documents outlining corporate strategies, Waldman reveals that companies don't just l...

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Main Author: Waldman, Ari Ezra, 1980- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2021].
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Summary:In Industry Unbound, Ari Ezra Waldman exposes precisely how the tech industry conducts its ongoing crusade to undermine our privacy. With research based on interviews with scores of tech employees and internal documents outlining corporate strategies, Waldman reveals that companies don't just lobby against privacy law. They also manipulate how we think about privacy, how their employees approach their work and how we use their data-extractive products. In contrast to those who claim that privacy law is getting stronger, Waldman shows why recent shifts in privacy law are precisely the kinds of changes that corporations want and how even those who think of themselves as privacy advocates often unwittingly facilitate corporate malfeasance. This powerful account should be read by anyone who wants to understand why privacy laws are not working and how corporations trap us into giving up our personal information.
Physical Description:xv, 364 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781108492423
1108492428