Book · 2019 · Computers
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism
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Why people recommend it
The Age of Surveillance Capitalism by Shoshana Zuboff examines how major technology corporations collect and monetize personal data, fundamentally altering society and human autonomy. Roger McNamee discussed the book extensively on Modern Wisdom in an episode titled Is Facebook Zucked? released on August 12, 2019. McNamee explained that the author, a Harvard Business School professor, studied Google and other tech giants to uncover the root economic systems driving digital tech addiction and invasive data collection. He called the book the most important resource available on the subject and urged listeners who had the courage to either read it or listen to the audiobook to fully grasp the threat. Earlier, on the July 29, 2019 episode of Modern Wisdom, Chris Williamson also mentioned Zuboff and her work while interviewing Professor David Carroll about Netflix's The Great Hack. Williamson referred to her book as the definitive truth treatise on the broader issues of data exploitation and Facebook's culpability. Together, these podcast appearances positioned Zuboff's work as a crucial, eye-opening manual for understanding the hidden mechanisms governing the modern digital landscape and the urgent need for systemic awareness.
Who recommended it
- Roger McNamee Recommended
- Chris Williamson Discussed
Roger McNamee — 2 mentions
“earlier this year a professor from Harvard Business School names Shoshanna subha published a book called the age of surveillance captain it actually came out in Europe in the fall of last year but it came out in the States in January and it changed our lives because Shoshanna has been studying Google for more than a decade and she”
“the most important thing if you have the courage is to read or listen to the audiobook of the age of surveillance capitalism by Shoshanna Zubov”
Chris Williamson — 1 mention
“she's the author of the age of surveillance capitalism the sort of definitive truth treatise on this larger issue”