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Colonialism has not disappeared; it has taken a new form. In the new world order where data is the new oil, big Tech companies are grabbing our most basic natural resources - our data - exploiting our labour and connections, and repackaging our information to control our views, track our movements, record our conversations and discriminate against us. In this searing, cutting-edge guide, two leading global researchers and founders of the concept of data colonialism reveal how history can help us understand the emerging future - and how we can fight back.

“A prescient and important book. . . . Fascinating.”—The New York Review of Books No single invention of the last half century has changed the way we live now as much as the Internet. Alexander Klimburg was a member of the generation for whom it was a utopian ideal turned reality: a place...

'A must-read' – New Scientist The gripping, behind-the scenes story of one of the most sophisticated surveillance weapons ever created – and an existential threat to democracy and human rights. 'Absorbing . . . a celebration of journalism' – The Guardian Pegasus is widely regarded as the...

Customer Data and Privacy: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will help you understand the tangled interdependencies and complexities and develop strategies that allow your company to be good stewards, collecting, using, and storing customer data responsibly.

In The Listeners, Brian Hochman shows how the wiretap evolved from a specialized intelligence-gathering tool to a mundane fact of life. He explores the origins of wiretapping in military campaigns and criminal confidence games and tracks the use of telephone taps in the US government's wars on alcohol, communism, terrorism, and crime. While high-profile eavesdropping scandals fueled public debates about national security, crime control, and the rights and liberties of individuals, wiretapping became a routine surveillance tactic for private businesses and police agencies alike.

Our children's first digital footprints are made before they can walk-even before they are born - as parents use fertility apps to aid conception, post ultrasound images, and share their baby's hospital mug shot. Then, in rapid succession come terabytes of baby pictures stored in the cloud, digital baby monitors with built-in artificial intelligence, and real-time updates from daycare. Unwittingly, parents, teachers, and other trusted adults are compiling digital dossiers for children that could be available to everyone - friends, employers, law enforcement - forever.  

Central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) are on the rise. In an attempt to reinvent money as we know it, central bankers and other policymakers around the world are currently researching, developing, and launching CBDCs. The prospect has caught the attention of the president of the United States, Congress, international institutions, and government contractors, but the public has largely been left out of this development. That needs to change.

An eye-opening examination into a chilling paradox: our hunger for security—from border walls to video doorbells—is making us less safe and weakening democracies worldwide, for readers of Naomi Klein and Shoshana Zuboff How much are you willing to give up to feel safe? Ruben Andersson argues...

What does it truly take to become a private detective? Private investigation does not belong to the world of improvisation or appearance. It belongs to the domain of method, disciplined observation, rigorous analysis, and professional judgment. This book presents a complete training structure designed to help readers understand the real foundations of investigative work. Through ten progressive modules, the reader learns: • the foundations of investigative thinking • the method of the professional detective • observation as a professional investigative tool • investigative ...

Meinungsfreiheit und freier Journalismus sind die schärfsten Waffen zur Verteidigung von Demokratien. Maria Ressa steht wie keine andere für den Kampf um die Wahrheit und gegen Hass und Gewalt. In ihrem Buch beschreibt sie, wie Demokratien durch Autokraten und Diktatoren ausgehöhlt werden - mittels sozialer Medien. Denn Facebook und Google dulden aus Profitgier Propaganda und Fake News. Ressa legt ein Netzwerk der Desinformation offen, das den ganzen Globus umspannt.

The Triumph of Fear is a history of the rise and expansion of surveillance-enabled political repression in the United States from the 1890s to 1961. Drawing on declassified government documents and other primary sources, many obtained via dozens of Freedom of Information Act lawsuits and analyzed for the first time, Eddington offers historians, legal scholars, and general listeners surprising new revelations about the depths of government surveillance programs and how this domestic spying helped fuel federal assaults on free speech and association.

Nuclear war, hurricanes, pandemics, global economic collapse, or the power grid goes down. Name your disaster - you need to be prepared. The best way to be as prepared as possible is to build an emergency bunker. I will teach you how! Then, I’ll explain why you’re likely listening to this book. I'll go in-depth into how to plan, design, build and prepare your emergency shelter. I will cover all aspects so you can find a shelter that meets your needs and living situation.

Read by the author, Madhumita Murgia, this audio edition includes a fascinating exclusive author interview, led by the global AI lead at publisher Pan Macmillan, Sara Lloyd. SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 What does it mean to be human in a world that is rapidly changing...

A grounding exploration of how our online prowess shapes the very essence of democracy The electronic age compels us to confront the delicate balance between the convenience of constant connectivity and the protection of personal privacy, security, and democracy itself. Presented as a two-fold...

A rallying call for extending human rights beyond our physical selves—and why we need to reboot rights in our data-intensive world. Winner of the 2024 Balsillie Prize for Public Policy Shortlisted, 2024 Lionel Gelber Prize Our data-intensive world is here to stay, but does that come at the...

¿Qué se necesita realmente para convertirse en detective privado? La investigación privada no pertenece al mundo de la improvisación ni de las apariencias. Pertenece al campo del método, de la observación disciplinada, del análisis riguroso y del criterio profesional. Este libro presenta una estructura completa de formación para comprender los fundamentos reales del trabajo investigativo. A través de diez módulos progresivos, el lector aprende: • los fundamentos del pensamiento investigativo • el método del detective profesional • la observación aplicada a la ...

New reporting by Greenwald and his team of Brazilian journalists brought to light stunning information about grave corruption, deceit, and wrongdoing by the most powerful political actors in Brazil, his home since 2005. These stories, based on a massive trove of previously undisclosed telephone calls, audio, and text, came to light only months after the January 2019 inauguration of Brazil's far-right president, Jair Bolsonaro, an ally of President Trump.

The Post-Pandemic Delusion: The Hyper-Self, Mass Hallucination, and the Global Spread of Nonsene "Nonsense is not truth. Hallucination is not reality. Science is not a conspiracy plan; it is the measure of human evolution. And, more importantly, knowledge has its roots in curiosity, not suggestibility. Nonsense is not what transitioned us from primordial monkeys to the engineers of the masterpieces of software that now hold the world's attention. Myths, negation, and self-inflicted ignorance are not the tools that built the technologies that have, ironically, been used to trap and atrophy ...

Big Brother isn’t watching from a distance—he’s in your pocket, your home, and your daily routine. “This book scared the Wi-Fi out of me. I’m questioning if my smart fridge is spying on me. 10/10 would recommend.” “You’ll never look at your phone, computer, or even your morning coffee the same way again. Utterly eye-opening.” From your morning commute to your midnight scroll, every moment of your life is tracked, recorded, and sold. EYES EVERYWHERE pulls back the curtain on the chilling reality of global surveillance, revealing how governments, corporations, and algorithms...

Vom Ende der Meinungsfreiheit in den USA! Das Buch, das Mark Zuckerberg verbieten will Der sehr unterhaltsame und zugleich hochexplosive Bericht einer jungen Frau aus dem Inneren von Facebook. Nach der Veröffentlichung hat Mark Zuckerberg sofort versucht, das Buch zu verbieten – bislang ohne Erfolg. Es schoss auf Platz eins der Bestsellerliste und wurde von der New York Times zu einem der besten Bücher des Jahres erkoren. Nun darf es endlich auf Deutsch erscheinen. Sarah Wynn-Williams beginnt als junge Frau, bei Facebook zu arbeiten, und macht schnell Karriere.