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How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism
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How to Destroy Surveillance Capitalism

Cory Doctorow
Medium, 2020
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People realize they’re being stalked by Google and Facebook, even if they’re not sure exactly how creepy the surveillance is. In this in-depth takedown of Big Tech, journalist Cory Doctorow explains just what’s happening, citing an edict that’s eerily appropriate: “If you’re not paying for the product, you are the product.” Doctorow calls for a revolutionary overhaul of Big Tech, but his intriguing and illuminating piece shows just how hard that will be.

Take-Aways

  • People are vulnerable to conspiracy theories because they’re surrounded by conspiracies.
  • Technology firms have a role to play in tamping down conspiracy theories.
  • Big Tech has ushered in a malign era of “surveillance capitalism.”

About the Author

Cory Doctorow is an author, activist and journalist.

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