Book · 2021 · Computers
Profit over Privacy
How Surveillance Advertising Conquered the Internet
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And, you know, I would say Matthew Crane's work, you know, particularly the book, you know, privacy or profit over privacy is a really good, you know, historical analysis of this time.
Why people recommend it
Profit over Privacy by Matthew Crain is an examination of the commercialization of the internet and the economic forces that shaped modern digital surveillance. On an episode of Big Technology Podcast titled Signal’s President on AI, Advertising, and Running a Popular Messaging App — Wit, guest Meredith Whittaker discussed the title during a broader conversation about technology and data policies. Whittaker brought up the work as a particularly useful historical analysis that examines the critical decisions, business models, and policy choices behind the internet's current ad-driven landscape. By highlighting Crain’s research, she pointed listeners toward a deeper understanding of how economic incentives progressively undermined user privacy online. Her mention served to ground contemporary debates about digital rights and messaging platforms within a well-documented historical context, emphasizing the structural forces that policy makers and technologists continue to grapple with today.
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Meredith Whittaker And, you know, I would say Matthew Crane's work, you know, particularly the book, you know, privacy or prof… 1
“And, you know, I would say Matthew Crane's work, you know, particularly the book, you know, privacy or profit over privacy is a really good, you know, historical analysis of this time”