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Don't Be Evil: The Case Against Big Tech

Autor Rana Foroohar
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 4 noi 2020
ATIMESBEST CURRENT AFFAIRS BOOK OF THE YEAR

The award-winningFinancial Timescolumnist exposes the threat that Big Tech poses to our democracies, our economies and ourselves


'Powerful'Sunday Times

Google and Facebook receive 90% of the world's news advertising spend. Amazon takes half of all e-commerce in the US. Google and Apple operating systems run on all but 1% of cell phones globally. And 80% of corporate wealth is now held by 10% of companies - the digital titans.How did these once-idealistic and innovative companies come to manipulate elections, violate our privacy and pose a threat to the fabric of our democracy?

Through her skilled reporting and unparalleled access, Rana Foroohar reveals the true extent to which the 'FAANG's (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google) crush or absorb competitors, hijack our personal data and mental space and offshore their exorbitant profits. What's more, she shows how these threats to our democracies, livelihoods and minds are all intertwined. Yet Foroohar also lays out a plan for how we can resist, creating a framework that fosters innovation while protecting us from the dark side of digital technology.

'A masterful critique'Observer
'Insightful and powerfully argued'Daily Mail
'Essential reading ... whip-smart' Niall Ferguson
'Laser vision and trenchant business analysis' Shoshana Zuboff
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780141991085
ISBN-10: 0141991089
Pagini: 368
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.27 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Rana Forooharis global business columnist and associate editor for theFinancial Times. She is also CNN's global economic analyst. Previously, Foroohar was the assistant managing editor in charge of business and economics atTime, as well as the magazine's economic columnist. She also spent 13 years at Newsweek, as an economic and foreign affairs editor and a foreign correspondent covering Europe and the Middle East. In 2019 she was awarded the 'Best in Business' prize for top commentary writing on tech and policy, by the Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing. She has also received awards and fellowships from institutions such as the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and the East-West Center. She is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Recenzii

Amasterful critiqueof the tech giants that now dominate our world . . . The great thing about her book is that itbreaks the mesmerising spell that the tech giants seem to have castupon governments, mass media and users everywhere
Frightening . . .a readable and well-marshalled indictmentof the sins of these new corporate empires.
Powerful
Aninsightful and powerfully arguedinvestigation into the murky world of 'Big Tech' and its impact on our lives.
Rana Foroohar is a savvy and wise commentator and a keen observer of the global economy. This book goes beyond the economic problems and examines the broader implications for society of the untrammeled and under regulated Silicon Valley companies. Shedemonstrates that while the creed 'don't be evil' may have initially inspired the Silicon Valley giants, its principle has long been left behind
We are most fortunate to have Foroohar'slaser vision and trenchant business analysisturned on the tech giants and the gluttonous anti-democratic surveillance capitalism that is their most far-reaching innovation. A crucial contribution to the growing debate.
Rana Foroohar's urgent message: 'Yes, we really are living in the Matrix,' and it's time to rise up and resist our algorithmic overlords.This book shows us how.