The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff

The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power

The book explores the emergence of surveillance capitalism, a new form of capitalism that thrives on personal data. The author details how tech companies, such as Google and Facebook, collect and use personal data to predict and modify human behavior as a means to produce revenue and market control. The book delves into the consequences of this phenomenon on economy, society, and democracy, warning about the dangers of unchecked data collection and manipulation.

The 5726th greatest book of all time


Published
2019
Nationality
American
Type
Nonfiction
Pages
690
Words
336,000
Original Language
English
Alternate Titles
None

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