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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future (eBook)

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  • Page Length: 705 pages
  • An exposé of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior
  • The heady optimism of the Internet's early days has turned dark. Surveillance capitalism has deepened inequality, sown societal chaos, and undermined democracy.

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Various Digital Retailers have The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power by Shoshana Zuboff (eBook) on sale for $1.99.

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Available Retailers: About this title:
  • Page Length: 705 pages
  • An exposé of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control our behavior
  • The heady optimism of the Internet's early days has turned dark. Surveillance capitalism has deepened inequality, sown societal chaos, and undermined democracy.

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Summary: lol - You all signed up for 'free' social media, email, and search engines that clearly state you're giving your data away, security people warned you for decades, and then go all shocked pikachu when you find out all these companies read everything you give them and run ai and algorithm training on it?
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Aug 1, 2026 5:53 PM
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jasongwAug 2, 2026 5:06 AM
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Honestly I'd just call it the age of surveillance. Is not like any political or economic movement is explicitly against surveillance. They mostly just dishes any WHO should be surveilled.
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crrinkAug 2, 2026 1:50 PM
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Quote from jasongw :
Honestly I'd just call it the age of surveillance. Is not like any political or economic movement is explicitly against surveillance. They mostly just dishes any WHO should be surveilled.
Definitely true, but I think part of this book's argument seems to be that under our capitalist system "They" have gotten "Us" to accept surveillance without force. Make something useful or fun "free" and people will be willing to give up a lot of privacy to use it.
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CubicrootoftheeAug 2, 2026 3:54 PM
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Some enlightening reviews on the book's readability can be found on the kindle book's reviews. Read before you pick this up.
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bargainrAug 2, 2026 4:56 PM
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The book is dense. Her observations are spot on but she rambles and the book needs a good editor.
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l3ehroozAug 2, 2026 9:52 PM
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Quote from bargainr :
The book is dense. Her observations are spot on but she rambles and the book needs a good editor.
Can AI do that or it's against its embedded capitalist "safe guards"?
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OptmAug 2, 2026 10:09 PM
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I highly recommend it.
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Summary: lol - You all signed up for 'free' social media, email, and search engines that clearly state you're giving your data away, security people warned you for decades, and then go all shocked pikachu when you find out all these companies read everything you give them and run ai and algorithm training on it?
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Quote from jasongw :
Honestly I'd just call it the age of surveillance. Is not like any political or economic movement is explicitly against surveillance. They mostly just dishes any WHO should be surveilled.
the book goes into detail how the intrusion of our privacy and sanctuary can be commodified and create value for these tech companies. hence the title. eye-opening book please read it
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apbarnarAug 4, 2026 12:39 AM
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Quote from mattropolis :
Summary: lol - You all signed up for 'free' social media, email, and search engines that clearly state you're giving your data away, security people warned you for decades, and then go all shocked pikachu when you find out all these companies read everything you give them and run ai and algorithm training on it?
How dare anyone have some faith in 2003 that future tech wouldn't immediately be used for evil.
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Quality-LearingAug 4, 2026 12:50 AM
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This is what happens when you cultivate low trust societies. We did this to ourselves..

And it's human nature to abuse power. Nobody hates authoritarianism, they want to be the authority
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TheSavvyOneAug 4, 2026 10:23 AM
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Quote from SharpThread593 :
the book goes into detail how the intrusion of our privacy and sanctuary can be commodified and create value for these tech companies. hence the title. eye-opening book please read it
As if illegal wiretaps and weaponizing surveillance for reasons other than economic either never existed or are a new phenomenon altogether. I'm not supportive of either, but at least under capitalism, the consumer has a choice.
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TheSavvyOneAug 4, 2026 10:25 AM
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Quote from Quality-Learing :
This is what happens when you cultivate low trust societies. We did this to ourselves..

And it's human nature to abuse power. Nobody hates authoritarianism, they want to be the authority
100% spot on.

Edit: Hilarious seeing downvotes for this. At least 2 delusional people read my comment.
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SharpThread593Aug 4, 2026 3:34 PM
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Quote from TheSavvyOne :
As if illegal wiretaps and weaponizing surveillance for reasons other than economic either never existed or are a new phenomenon altogether. I'm not supportive of either, but at least under capitalism, the consumer has a choice.
I don't think anyone implied that they never existed or are a new phenomenon altogether. and not really but again you should read the book.
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Riptide360Aug 4, 2026 10:25 PM
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Good Reads Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book...capitalism

If you buy the audio narration add on is a whopping $27 - far better to use an audible credit. Wish publishers would look at how to tie in buying the ebook and the audio book with 2 good promos instead of this.
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