Don't Be Evil. The Case Against Big Tech

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Описание Don't Be Evil. The Case Against Big Tech

A Times Best Current Affairs Book Of The Year
The award-winning Financial Times columnist exposes the threat that Big Tech poses to our democracies, our economies and ourselves
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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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