Data and Goliath [sound recording] / by Bruce Schneier.

Title:

ISBN:

9781490679273

Personal Author:

Schneier, Bruce, 1963-

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publication Information:

Prince Frederick, MD : Recorded Books, [2015]

℗2015

Physical Description:

8 audio discs (9 hr., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

General Note:

Compact disc.

"With tracks every 3 minutes for easy book marking"--Container.

Contents:

The world we're creating. Data as a by-product of computing ; Data as surveillance ; Analyzing our data ; The business of surveillance ; Government surveillance and control ; Consolidation of institutional control -- What's at stake. Political liberty and justice ; Commercial fairness and equality ; Business competitiveness ; Privacy ; Security -- What to do about it. Principles ; Solutions for government ; Solutions for corporations ; Solutions for the rest of us ; Social norms and the big data trade-off.

Summary:

You are under surveillance right now. Your cell phone provider tracks your location, your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it. Corporations use surveillance to manipulate the prices we're offered; governments use surveillance to discriminate, censor, and put people in danger worldwide. Schneier shows what we can do to reform our government surveillance programs and shake up surveillance-based business models, while also providing tips for you to protect your privacy every day.

Subject Term:

Electronic surveillance -- Social aspects

Information technology -- Social aspects

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Added Author:

Series Title:

Recorded Books development.