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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism

The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
Summary:

The book delves into the emergence of surveillance capitalism, a new economic system that exploits personal data for profit, often without consent. It examines the ways in which tech companies, particularly those like Google and Facebook, harvest user information to shape behavior, manipulate markets, and influence democracy, posing a threat to individual autonomy and societal values.

Key points:

1. Surveillance Capitalism: Zuboff's term for a new economic system where businesses profit from collecting and analyzing personal data to predict and influence behavior.

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