| Descript |
257 pages ; 24 cm |
| Content |
Section I. The monopolists of mind -- 1. The valley is whole, the world is one -- 2. The Google theory of history -- 3. Mark Zuckerberg's war on free will -- Jeff Bezos disrupts knowledge -- 5. Keepers of the big gate in the sky -- 6. Big Tech's smoke-filled room -- Section II. World without mind -- 7. The virality virus -- 8. Death of the author -- Section III. Take back the mind -- 9. In search of the angel of data -- 10. The organic mind -- 11. The paper rebellion |
| Note |
Elegantly tracing the intellectual history of computer science, Foer puts the DNA of the very idea of "tech" under the microscope. Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon, he argues, are breaking laws intended protect intellectual property and privacy. This is not the path towards freedom and prosperity, but the total automation and homogenization of our social, political, and intellectual lives. Today's corporate giants want access to every facet of our identities and influence over every corner of our lives. Foer both indicts these companies, and shapes a path towards reining them in |
| Subject |
Teknik och samhälle
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Technology -- Social aspects
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Information services industry -- Social aspects
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Technology and civilization
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| Classmark |
303.48/3
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Oab
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| ISBN/ISSN |
9781101981115 hardcover |
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1101981113 hardcover |
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