Privacidad es poder: Datos, vigilancia y libertad en la era digital
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Summary
Seleccionado por The Economist como uno de los libros del año。
La guía definitiva para afrontar uno de los problemas más acuciantes de nuestro tiempo: la pérdida de la privacidad。
Nos vigilan。 Saben que estás leyendo estas palabras。 Gobiernos y cientos de empresas nos espían: a ti y a todos tus conocidos。 A todas horas， todos los días。 Rastrean y registran todo lo que pueden: nuestra ubicación， nuestras comunicaciones， nuestras búsquedas en internet， nuestra información biométrica， nuestras relaciones sociales， nuestras compras， nuestros problemas médicos y mucho más。
Quieren saber quiénes somos， qué pensamos， dónde nos duele。 Quieren predecir nuestro comportamiento e influir en él。 Tienen demasiado poder。 Su poder proviene de nosotros， de ti， de tus datos。 Recuperar la privacidad es la única manera de que podamos asumir de nuevo el mando de nuestras vidas y de nuestras sociedades。 La privacidad es tan colectiva como personal， y es hora de retomar el control。
Privacidad es poder es el primer libro que propone el fin de la economía de los datos。 Carissa Véliz explica cómo nuestros datos personales están cediendo demasiado poder a las grandes empresas tecnológicas y a los gobiernos， por qué esto es importante y qué podemos hacer al respecto。
La guía definitiva para afrontar uno de los problemas más acuciantes de nuestro tiempo: la pérdida de la privacidad。
Nos vigilan。 Saben que estás leyendo estas palabras。 Gobiernos y cientos de empresas nos espían: a ti y a todos tus conocidos。 A todas horas， todos los días。 Rastrean y registran todo lo que pueden: nuestra ubicación， nuestras comunicaciones， nuestras búsquedas en internet， nuestra información biométrica， nuestras relaciones sociales， nuestras compras， nuestros problemas médicos y mucho más。
Quieren saber quiénes somos， qué pensamos， dónde nos duele。 Quieren predecir nuestro comportamiento e influir en él。 Tienen demasiado poder。 Su poder proviene de nosotros， de ti， de tus datos。 Recuperar la privacidad es la única manera de que podamos asumir de nuevo el mando de nuestras vidas y de nuestras sociedades。 La privacidad es tan colectiva como personal， y es hora de retomar el control。
Privacidad es poder es el primer libro que propone el fin de la economía de los datos。 Carissa Véliz explica cómo nuestros datos personales están cediendo demasiado poder a las grandes empresas tecnológicas y a los gobiernos， por qué esto es importante y qué podemos hacer al respecto。
Reviews
Lasangirl
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A MUST read on data economy， surveillance capitalism and cybersecurity。 For traditional industries it’s not too hard to recognise the hallmark of a monopoly - it’s when companies can manipulate prices as they please without weakening their competitiveness。 It’s no longer the case for digital tech companies （Eg Facebook， Google， etc。） these days when most of their products are ostensively offered “free of charge”。 Is it truly free though， one must ask。 As a famous saying goes “if we’re not paying A MUST read on data economy， surveillance capitalism and cybersecurity。 For traditional industries it’s not too hard to recognise the hallmark of a monopoly - it’s when companies can manipulate prices as they please without weakening their competitiveness。 It’s no longer the case for digital tech companies （Eg Facebook， Google， etc。） these days when most of their products are ostensively offered “free of charge”。 Is it truly free though， one must ask。 As a famous saying goes “if we’re not paying for the product， we are the product！”。 Tech firms are monetising their business and getting disgustingly rich off collecting， analysing， storing and selling our personal data - an extremely invaluable yet normally underestimated asset - on a daily basis。 Without us having the faintest knowledge （let warrant）， nor being effectively protected under well round government regulations。 This book has done a fantastic job in exposing the most lethal risks imposed upon us by data economy， from individual level all the way to national and global securities。 It offers such well laid out arguments and amble fresh insights onto the matter。This book is among the latest， important pieces on data economy， and one of my personal favourite。 。。。more
Benjamin
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Interesting at first but quickly becomes repetitive with frequent instances of black and white thinking - lacks of worldview that consists of compromises and instead develops visions of a future built on extreme values and division。
Conor
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First， I agree with the author and the sentiment of the book in terms of taking some control of our privacy， and awareness。This book is written at the level of analysis for people that don't read books。 How can I book about data almost be completely devoid of it？ I learnt significantly more reading chaos monkeys where this topic is a footnote。。。 Get a sample of the first chapter that's the whole book， and it's terrible。 Mostly bloviation and platitudes I don't even understand how it got publishe First， I agree with the author and the sentiment of the book in terms of taking some control of our privacy， and awareness。This book is written at the level of analysis for people that don't read books。 How can I book about data almost be completely devoid of it？ I learnt significantly more reading chaos monkeys where this topic is a footnote。。。 Get a sample of the first chapter that's the whole book， and it's terrible。 Mostly bloviation and platitudes I don't even understand how it got published it's at best first draft that needs 85% cut and chapters that are actually discernible from one another。Some data might add some power to Veliz's argument。。。 。。。more
Michal
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While the book deals with an important subject， at times， it feels rather alarming and not methodical enough。 As if it was a collection of scary anecdotes for newbies to subject。 While it may be a good teaser for people wanting to engage with Privacy， otherwise I find it a missed opportunity to explain the issue in the title of this book。
Bharathi
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A must read to understand the full extent of the surveillance economy。 Sometimes I wonder if the threat is projected on the more pessimistic side but when it comes to our rights， rather err on the safer side I suppose。 I like that the author also concludes with active suggestions of protecting our privacy。
Hawk Shi
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Although I did not agree with all the points in this book，some of the angles are informative and inspiriting。This is also a book of reminding the habit of privacy negligence and potential hazard form it。
Ingeborg
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yikes @ me uploading my reading status and rating to an Amazon owned company。 Off to read the privacy policy
Bhavini
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This one took me AGES to read， maybe that was because I found it so intense and it required a lot of brain power。 None the less， ultimately， despite not really gripping me throughout， there were some serious lessons to be learnt。 If you don’t put this book down and immediately contemplate moving to an isolated island - even just for a second - I think maybe a reread is required。
Alexander Vreede
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A very interesting and urgent book that was an eye-opener for me。 That said I also found the book having redundancies and the writer sometimes more preaching than giving practical and usable information
C
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This is more about raising awareness and calling for regulation than dispensing practical digital self-defense advice。 Only the last chapter has specific tips， and not many of them。 The author says， "This book is about the state of privacy today， how the surveillance economy came about， why we should end the trade in personal data， and how to do it。"NotesIntroductionExamples of digital surveillance: ebook readers， smartphones， ultrasonic beacons， debit or credit cards， store loyalty systems， sma This is more about raising awareness and calling for regulation than dispensing practical digital self-defense advice。 Only the last chapter has specific tips， and not many of them。 The author says， "This book is about the state of privacy today， how the surveillance economy came about， why we should end the trade in personal data， and how to do it。"NotesIntroductionExamples of digital surveillance: ebook readers， smartphones， ultrasonic beacons， debit or credit cards， store loyalty systems， smart watches， employer-provided devices， smart doorbells， smart meters， smart TVs， smart speakers， cars， IMSI catchers， employer monitoring of employees， tracking emails， genetic testing kits， video calling apps， Facebook， tracking of shoppers' phones， store cameras， search engines， medical data sharing and sale， data breaches， location tracking， data brokers， airport passenger tracking， TSA checkpoints， government surveillance of communications。How Did We Get Here？[After 9/11] Intelligence agencies saw an opportunity to expand their surveillance powers by obtaining a copy of all the personal data that corporations were collecting。 Once the government took an interest in our personal data， there was no incentive for them to regulate for privacy。"Given their close ties， it doesn't make much sense to distinguish between government and corporate surveillance。 We have to tackle both。"By getting data from data brokers， the government doesn't need a warrant to get data。Privacy is PowerPrivacy is collective in at least two ways。 It's not only that your privacy slips can facilitate violations of the right to privacy of other people。 It's also that the consequences of the losses of privacy are experienced collectively。 A culture of exposure damages society。 It hurts the social fabric， threatens national security … allows for discrimination， and endangers democracy。 Pulling the Plug"Security and privacy are not a zero-sum game。 When we erode our privacy， more often than not we undermine our security。"To limit risk of cyberattacks， we must separate and disconnect systems and devices。 THe more interconnected systems are， the easier to attack。"The default should not be to hold on to personal data indefinitely。 It's too dangerous。 We need to have methods that allow for periodic deletion of personal data that is no longer needed。"Data collection and analysis should not happen without an individual warrant （as opposed to a bulk warrant）， and it should only happen if it's necessary。 It should also be targeted （as opposed to mass surveillance）， and proportionate to the circumstance。 Governments should not ask companies to build in backdoors for them， and they should not subvert cybersecurity。 It is more important for national security that all citizens have safe devices， than that the government have access to all devices， because if your government has that access， so do other， possibly nefarious， actors。 What You Can DoRecommended browsers: Brave， Vivaldi， Opera， Firefox and Safari （with right add-ons）。Recommended browser extensions: Privacy Badger， DuckDuckGo Privacy Essentials， HTTPS Everywhere 。。。more
Jon Lund
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Véliz has an interesting take on the ongoing surveillance/data capitalism debate， focusing on our need for privacy， how privacy is currently threathened and what can be done about it。There are two things I particularly like about it: First her discussion of what privacy is and how much personal data isn't real personal， but collective。 As my DNA， which tells about not only myself， but also my parents， children and actually whole family。Second I like the way she tracks through the value chain in Véliz has an interesting take on the ongoing surveillance/data capitalism debate， focusing on our need for privacy， how privacy is currently threathened and what can be done about it。There are two things I particularly like about it: First her discussion of what privacy is and how much personal data isn't real personal， but collective。 As my DNA， which tells about not only myself， but also my parents， children and actually whole family。Second I like the way she tracks through the value chain in her chapter on what can be done about the whole thing。 She suggests:- Stop personalized advertising。 Advertisement is what has driven surveillance capitalism forth so far， so by banning it you would let steam out in a serious （and in my opinion: to serious） way。- Stop sales of personal information。 This would futher de-commercialise the data economy- Stop personal data collection。 If data isn't collected， it can't be misused- Stop infering things about you from other datapoints， like likes and facial expression。 Sensitive inferences have to be regulated as tightly as personal data。- Treat tech as fiduciaries like lawyers and doctors and implement duties on them。 They should be legally obliged to behave。。。- Track your personal data。 Users should have control of their data， no matter where they are。 This is easier done than said， however。 。。。more
James A
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Terrifying but necessary reading with good policy and personal recommendations。 If you still think that it’s a case of nothing to hide， nothing to fear or have just accepted that big tech have your details - read this。 You’ll change your mind
Josie
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Worth reading， although by the end of the book it was feeling repetitive。 The value of personal data is explained， this is a topic more people need to understand in order to bring about change。 Anyone reading this。。。can you appreciate the irony of posting a review on a platform owned by Big Tech？ Got you thinking yet。。。。？
Lauren
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★★★★☆ | 4。00 stars | RTC
Christopher Müller
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This was a minor letdown for me。 I enjoyed the beginning and the book had some interesting ideas。 I did not think about privacy as a collective before， or how much information you give away about your family with a DNA test。 Many of the subjects Véliz talks about are common knowledge， and while I see the meaning in raising the awareness of how much privacy we give away and how bad it is used by big companies that just felt a bit dry。 There also were just some analogies or examples which felt ver This was a minor letdown for me。 I enjoyed the beginning and the book had some interesting ideas。 I did not think about privacy as a collective before， or how much information you give away about your family with a DNA test。 Many of the subjects Véliz talks about are common knowledge， and while I see the meaning in raising the awareness of how much privacy we give away and how bad it is used by big companies that just felt a bit dry。 There also were just some analogies or examples which felt very lackluster to me。 Comparing targeted adds to a "form" of voter fraud just was not convincing。 The repeated usage of having one bad example for a practice and moving on felt a bit dragging after a while and did not persuade me。 The second half of the book was plagued with this and I think a more persuasive argument for privacy could have made in keeping it shorter or talking about some specific examples instead of just going over the topic。 Despite my criticism， I still think the subject is very interesting and it is great having people raising awareness of the surveillance society we are living in。 。。。more
Pooja
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Although I’m generally on the same side as the author on the subject of privacy， the books comes across as a preachy monologue。 Not much new information; all data points and references interpreted through a singular lens。 it’s almost as if the author drew her conclusions in advance and then searched for references to support them。 Quite a few logic gaps， or statements that are not adequately supported by fact。 Overall， would only recommend reading the introduction and skimming Chapter 5
Homer David
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Dr Véliz， if you are reading this I assure you that it is nothing personal！ I am currently researching privacy from an applied ethics approach where I discovered your research， and I know you have read all the articles and books I have read on this topic， so I find it hard to understand why someone with the philosophical credentials you have failed to write a book that engaged with the real philosophical issues。 I also read every article referenced in the book， which are mainly Guardian type art Dr Véliz， if you are reading this I assure you that it is nothing personal！ I am currently researching privacy from an applied ethics approach where I discovered your research， and I know you have read all the articles and books I have read on this topic， so I find it hard to understand why someone with the philosophical credentials you have failed to write a book that engaged with the real philosophical issues。 I also read every article referenced in the book， which are mainly Guardian type articles， rather than the heavy weight literature on this topic （no JJ Thomson， Gavison， Rachels， Posner， Allen， Bentham？）。 My biggest disappointment is that the concept of privacy is not clearly explored and defined in order that the real threats and challenges to privacy can be investigated。 Privacy is used in several senses: the 'right to be let alone'， as 'access to one's person' and as control over information about oneself。 I would expect these overlapping and sometimes conflicting elements of 'privacy' to have been unpacked in a full length book。 The book does touch on some more philosophical ideas， the value of forgetting， what is a healthy degree of concealment – and from whom – but these discussions are generally kept to one paragraph。For example， is a machine capable of violating one's informational privacy， even if no human （or sentient being） ever sees the data it mines and passes on？ Instead， the approach the book takes is to lay out a 100 pages of （what are suggested to be） loss-of-privacy horror stories: the preacher that killed himself after the Ashley Madison leak， the crazed stalker that bought a unrequited high school love's data in 1999 in order to locate and then murder her， the man who was arrested on suspicion of rape and murder he did not commit after a relative made their DNA profile public。 There are plenty of examples of what we could call harms to the individual。 But if， as Véliz suggests， （p。63） 'we should never allow a technology to run amok based on a best-case scenario，' then I would suggest that we should also not advocate for returning to storing information on paper and 'dumb' devices based on worst-case scenarios。 From this book you would think that tech and data sharing has not had any positive effects。 Even in the above mentioned case of the man falsely accused of murder based on a relatives DNA profile， the inconvenience he faced is focused on （which is being arrested and detained for several hours）， rather than the fact that it was actually a distant relative of his that had committed the murder！ A murder for which another innocent man had been in prison for 20 years， and was subsequently freed and the right man incarcerated。 To be fair， the book lays out the fact that it going to try and scare you into deleting Facebook and buying CDs again， but I'm really not sure that is what we needed， Black Mirror and the like does a much better job of instilling techno-phobia。The other running argument is the ever-present threat of an authoritarian take over， summed up here， （p。136） 'Your country might be respectful of your human rights today， but can you be absolutely sure that it will continue to be so in five or ten years’ time？' But this logic can be applied to EVERYTHING: trains？ no thanks， they can be used to transport us to the concentration camps！ I totally agree that we have to minimise the threat of a totalitarian regime coming to power， but that doesn't align with the book's suggestion that state regulation is the solution to ending privacy violations。 A smaller government would also be a possible solution。 Anyway， I could go on， but I won't。 On the plus side， the book is only a 150 odd pages and if you know absolutely nothing on the topic it could be a good way to get an overview of the argument against surveillance， or surveillance capitalism。 I hope I get the chance to discuss these disagreements with Dr Véliz directly someday。 。。。more
Andrea
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A must-read， we are all part of the digital era and must protect and reclaim which is ours by birthright to protect our future。
Henry Manson
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I think everyone should read this， it’s very insightful about a topic most of us seem to choose to ignore。 I can’t wait to annoy my friends by blabbing on about it for the next few weeks。 The only issue I have with it is that it seems to make the same point repeatedly but just rephrased。 This makes it somewhat tiresome in some parts。 But that’s a small complaint compared to the amount of knowledge that can be gained。I hope my Goodreads data is not being exploited？
Evan O'Coimín
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the 1st half of this book is the most interesting in my opinion despite it being quite similar to most of the stuff out there on this topic。 i got it from the library because it seemed interesting， not really the usual thing i read。i didnt like the political perspective that this book provided， the duality between "authoritarianism" （bad countries like russia and china） and "liberal democracy" （good countries like the uk and the us）。 there's a whole page about the chinese "social credit system" the 1st half of this book is the most interesting in my opinion despite it being quite similar to most of the stuff out there on this topic。 i got it from the library because it seemed interesting， not really the usual thing i read。i didnt like the political perspective that this book provided， the duality between "authoritarianism" （bad countries like russia and china） and "liberal democracy" （good countries like the uk and the us）。 there's a whole page about the chinese "social credit system" with about 2 sources， which struck me as shocking for the system that the largest country in the world allegedly runs on。 in the chapter where véliz details what we can do as individuals to protect our privacy， she notes that the cia and nsa have recommended not buying chinese phones due to government backdoors， and then notes that android bloatware is notoriously insecure， leaving the insinuation that an iphone is the most secure option - interestingly， that the cia and nsa have a backdoor to。 obviously， no kind of government surveillance is good， but the idea that its only foreign governments and "bad actors" （or once so-called "liberal democracies" have been significantly impacted by these bad actors， this book seeming to take russiagate as gospel） you need to be fearful of is downright laughable。 i also disagree with her blind faith in capitalism。 i'm of the opinion that surveillance capitalism is not the issue - it is part of capitalism， it has developed within capitalism and has not evolved past it。 simply because facebook and google and so on don't own factories， does not mean this model has significantly shifted。 thankfully， she sees that the market is incapable of regulating itself in this capacity due to its sole pursuit of profit， but i also am left disappointed by the regular liberal rallying cry of "vote and write to your representatives" as the sole avenue of change。 overall， a good surface-level analysis of the problems of the so called data economy。 the individual advice is good too， although perhaps a little too shy of radical change （no mention of the free software movement for example， and recommendations of telegram and signal as 'safe and secure'）。 but yes， it's a good introduction to the topic for mainstream liberal readers。 i'd suggest looking into luke smith's youtube channel （although don't go too far into his ideological rabbit hole） for further information about modern technology。 。。。more
Karen
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This is a chilling and helpful book。 I had to wait so long for my turn at the library that I had forgotten why I put it on my hold list in the first place。 I almost just cancelled the hold， but I am really glad that I didn't。 This short book will tell you a lot that you already know: big tech does not benefit from protecting our privacy and will do as little as it can。 I was particularly struck by the example of Google maps， which I use a lot and which allows you to opt out of location tracking- This is a chilling and helpful book。 I had to wait so long for my turn at the library that I had forgotten why I put it on my hold list in the first place。 I almost just cancelled the hold， but I am really glad that I didn't。 This short book will tell you a lot that you already know: big tech does not benefit from protecting our privacy and will do as little as it can。 I was particularly struck by the example of Google maps， which I use a lot and which allows you to opt out of location tracking--except that， unless you know about and manage to locate an obscure other tab， it will still track at least some of your location， including where you are when you open the app。 The final chapter is a list of strategies that you can employ to preserve more of your privacy。 Véliz also includes a clear discussion of how regulation of big tech needs to change， beginning with privacy as the default （opt in rather than opt out）。 For example， if I don't want to use Siri on my iPhone， I cannot just turn Siri off。 I must also go through every single app （including the ones Apple loads that I don't use） clicking several options to prevent Siri from "learning from" what I do on the app。 This book is short （about 200 pages） and very readable。 Véliz explains in clear， accessible language what we need to do and is actually optimistic about getting it done。 Highly recommended for anyone who doesn't want Big Tech constantly "learning from" everything they do。 。。。more
Alejandro
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Great book。 Definitely a must read for everyone since privacy is collective。I’m a certified Privacy professional and passionate by this topic， but the book is very well written and structured， it’s simple language allows anyone to enjoy reading this book and to obtain valuable learnings and insights on how our personal information is being processed and collected， and includes some easy to follow advice on how to avoid （or at least minimize） your data from being collected。Some chapters are a bit Great book。 Definitely a must read for everyone since privacy is collective。I’m a certified Privacy professional and passionate by this topic， but the book is very well written and structured， it’s simple language allows anyone to enjoy reading this book and to obtain valuable learnings and insights on how our personal information is being processed and collected， and includes some easy to follow advice on how to avoid （or at least minimize） your data from being collected。Some chapters are a bit concerning and provocative but current data collection practices are。。。 so there isn’t anything described in the book that I find being exaggerated or magnified。I also like the fact that the book is quite recent and content is very actual， as we know that tech related books can become outdated very easily。As a privacy professional I sometimes struggle explaining to general audience why they should care about their personal data （have heard so many people say “but I have nothing to hide！”） and this book gave me a lot of good statements and examples to use。 Will also be definitely recommending it’s reading。I hope some day Privacy becomes a topic being taught at schools and universities as definitely we all need to work together on preserving this fundamental right。 。。。more
Anders
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There was a saying some time ago that data is the new oil which i find suitable， although not in the sense of creating wealth， but as in destroying the planet。 This book highlights how the "oil spill" and "following ecological disaster" that uncontrolled sharing of personal data is caused by more or less well-meaning people in the hands of big tech。 The book is a great entry point to the problem space and provides guidance applicable to everyone。 For us working in technology this should be a man There was a saying some time ago that data is the new oil which i find suitable， although not in the sense of creating wealth， but as in destroying the planet。 This book highlights how the "oil spill" and "following ecological disaster" that uncontrolled sharing of personal data is caused by more or less well-meaning people in the hands of big tech。 The book is a great entry point to the problem space and provides guidance applicable to everyone。 For us working in technology this should be a mandatory read。 I wish that the book would have gone into more detail related to some aspects， but as it reads it is a short a concise book easy to read for everyone。 。。。more
Nadia
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Recently I finished a book by Carissa Véliz "Privacy is Power"。 It is a great read to get better understanding on the data-driven world we live in and challenges we face。 The book provides good food for thought and starts a conversation。 📚 Some thoughts I liked1） We should concentrate on protecting data rather than hiding it。 🔐 Often we hear "Oh， let it go， data is everywhere。 I have nothing to hide"。 But we should be aware of who gets access to data and whether companies need access to our data Recently I finished a book by Carissa Véliz "Privacy is Power"。 It is a great read to get better understanding on the data-driven world we live in and challenges we face。 The book provides good food for thought and starts a conversation。 📚 Some thoughts I liked1） We should concentrate on protecting data rather than hiding it。 🔐 Often we hear "Oh， let it go， data is everywhere。 I have nothing to hide"。 But we should be aware of who gets access to data and whether companies need access to our data。 By educating all parties we can create a more privacy-aware world。 It is important that we create a world where we process "necessary" data and inform users on what they can expect。2） We live in a world where data modifies the reality。 🧬 Netflix changes its covers of the shows based on what you are likely to click。 TikTok feed sends you videos based on your interests。 One may think we have access to so many resources ， but actually algorithms curate so much for us。 Is your opinion truly yours， or do you live in an information bubble？3） Ability to forget is gone。 😨😨We live in an interesting world。 Everything we do is saved， broadcasted， and shared。 Does that mean that we are less likely to debate， travel， and ask controversial questions？ We have to keep working on creating a world where people are not afraid to be themselves。 Data is power， but it can also be used against us。Is privacy an outdated concept？ The book sparked a lot of thoughts and I enjoyed it a lot！ #privacy #privacybooks #bookreviews 。。。more
Nick Burns
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An excellent read for allI have always enjoyed technology， but I haven’t enjoyed watching the direction it’s taken over the past decade。 This book does an excellent job highlighting ethical issues with the tech we use and drawing parallels with history。 I will definitely recommend it to others。
Rachel
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Privacy is Power - Carissa VélizAn urgent， convincing， important read on why we should be concerned and protect our personal data insofar as possible。 Here are some key points which really resonated: Privacy protects us from unwanted pressures and abuse of power。 We need privacy to explore new ideas freely。 Human beings need privacy to unwind from the burden of being with other people。 We need it to be autonomous and for democracies to function well。 Many who acquire our data can use it to sell Privacy is Power - Carissa VélizAn urgent， convincing， important read on why we should be concerned and protect our personal data insofar as possible。 Here are some key points which really resonated: Privacy protects us from unwanted pressures and abuse of power。 We need privacy to explore new ideas freely。 Human beings need privacy to unwind from the burden of being with other people。 We need it to be autonomous and for democracies to function well。 Many who acquire our data can use it to sell secrets to insurance companies， governments， employers。The book explains how fake cell phone towers （IMSI-catchers are often near parliaments or protests） trick phones into connecting to them， enabling eavesdropping， spying on online activity。Privacy is Power also reminds us to consider checking privacy policies annually， browser， app and webpage settings， and tech’s non-transparent language （spyware = ‘cookies’）。 Many tech companies make products that’ll help them achieve their goals， products that squeeze as much data as possible from us。 Many companies would gladly take away all of our freedom。 Corporate disregard for autonomy is a new type of soft authoritarianism。During the Holocaust， one person， René Carmille， prevented thousands of French Jews from execution by not handing over their personal data。 Those who build tech should also think about how they want to be remembered。 Many inventors regret their creations （dynamite， AK-47s， pop-up ads）。This 2020 book even covered the pitfalls of contact tracing apps （eg。 bluetooth not differentiating between people standing “close” to someone on another floor） and how mass testing is way more important （it tests many people at a time） than mass surveillance （eg。 a close contact of someone infected with Covid can spread the virus to countless others before being tested positive）。While I found some bits strikingly similar to Shoshana Zuboff’s The Age of Surveillance Capitalism， this book is more streamlined， layperson-friendly， with more arguments and tips on how we can protect ourselves and loved ones。 Get your copy today from your local bookstore！ Thank you @times。reads for this monumental book。 。。。more
Zhivko Kabaivanov
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Privacy is Power （2020） is a shocking exposé of the inner workings of surveillance capitalism。 It reveals how， every day， hundreds of interested parties are violating your privacy and capitalizing on your personal data。 Corporations， governments， and criminals alike are all busy collecting and exploiting your data in an effort to influence the way you think and behave。You’ll learn why your privacy is so important and what you can do to protect it。
Jung
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It’s time to think carefully about the kind of future we want to live in。 There are two paths we can follow: the first leads to an even more extreme surveillance society than the one we live in today。 It’s a world in which every word you utter and every action you make is recorded， analyzed， and shared with whoever’s willing to pay for it。 It’s a world in which privacy is no longer possible。 But there’s also another path， one that leads to a world in which your devices aren’t monitoring you; whe It’s time to think carefully about the kind of future we want to live in。 There are two paths we can follow: the first leads to an even more extreme surveillance society than the one we live in today。 It’s a world in which every word you utter and every action you make is recorded， analyzed， and shared with whoever’s willing to pay for it。 It’s a world in which privacy is no longer possible。 But there’s also another path， one that leads to a world in which your devices aren’t monitoring you; where only you have access to your most private information; and， where corporations serve citizens rather than exploiting and profiting off them。 The choice is clear。 Mass surveillance is incompatible with freedom， equality， and democracy。 Surveillance capitalism has to go。Here’s one more bit of Actionable advice: Clean up your digital footprint with a digital privacy detox at datadetoxkit。orgUnfortunately， as things currently stand， completely protecting your privacy as you go about your day-to-day life isn’t feasible。 The devices you use and the websites you visit have been designed precisely to undermine your privacy。 That being said， there’s still a lot you can do to keep your data as safe and secure as possible。 Consider completing the digital detox course at datadetoxkit。org。 This resource walks you through the process of securing your digital devices。 It explains everything from how to change the default settings on your Facebook and Google accounts， to which extensions will help protect your browser from ads， cookies， and spyware。 。。。more
Dara
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