“The public conversation about surveillance in the digital age would be a good deal more intelligent if we all read Bruce Schneier first.” “hought-provoking, absorbing, and comprehensive.” Schneier describes with dismay the erosion of privacy, then lays out a strategy for turning the tide.” “A pithy, pointed, and highly readable explanation of what we know in the wake of the Snowden revelations, with practical steps that ordinary people can take if they want to do something about the threats to privacy and liberty posed not only by the government but by the Big Data industry.”
Schneier writes clearly and simply about a complex subject.” Schneier’s use of concrete examples of bad behavior with data will make even skeptics queasy and potentially push the already paranoid over the edge.
“When it comes to what government and business are doing together and separately with personal data scooped up from the ether, Mr. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. You'll never look at your phone, your computer, your credit cards, or even your car in the same way again. He shows us exactly what we can do to reform our government surveillance programs and shake up surveillance-based business models, while also providing tips for you to protect your privacy every day. But have we given up more than we’ve gained? In Data and Goliath, security expert Bruce Schneier offers another path, one that values both security and privacy. The result is a mass surveillance society of our own making. Much of this is voluntary: we cooperate with corporate surveillance because it promises us convenience, and we submit to government surveillance because it promises us protection. And both sides share this information with each other or, even worse, lose it to cybercriminals in huge data breaches. Governments use surveillance to discriminate, censor, chill free speech, and put people in danger worldwide. Corporations use surveillance to manipulate not only the news articles and advertisements we each see, but also the prices we’re offered. The powers that surveil us do more than simply store this information. Facebook can determine your sexual orientation without you ever mentioning it. Google knows what you’re thinking because it saves your private searches. Your e-mails and texts expose your intimate and casual friends. Your online and in-store purchasing patterns are recorded, and reveal if you're unemployed, sick, or pregnant. Your cell phone provider tracks your location and knows who’s with you.
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