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The Hidden History of Big Brother in America

How the Death of Privacy and the Rise of Surveillance Threaten Us and Our Democracy

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by Thom Hartmann
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The radio host and New York Times–bestselling author reveals how government and corporations misuse our personal data and how we can reclaim our privacy.
 
Many Americans worry about how companies like Facebook invade their privacy and harvest their data, but few fully understand the details of how their information is used—and misused. In this thought-provoking book, Thom Hartmann reveals exactly how the government and corporations are tracking our every online move and using our data for purposes ranging from buying elections to monetizing our lives.
 
Hartmann uses extensive, vivid examples to highlight the consequences of Big Data on all aspects of our lives, and traces the history of surveillance. As he explains, the goal of those who violate privacy and use surveillance is almost always social control and behavior modification.
 
Along with covering the history, Hartmann shows how we got to where we are today, how China—with its new Social Credit System—serves as a warning, and how we can and must avoid a similarly dystopian future. By delving into the Constitutional right to privacy, Hartmann reminds us of our civil right and shows how we can restore it.
 
“Expertly chronicles how Big Data coercively shapes our lives to profit off us . . . Hartmann’s urgent warning about the rise of the corporate-police state couldn’t be timelier.” —Maya Schenwar, coauthor of Prison by Any Other Name
 
Praise for Thom Hartmann
 
“Solid research.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Brilliant ideas and eloquent writing.”—John Perkins, author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

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    Thom Hartmann Hidden History

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  • Release date

    October 17, 2023

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      • ISBN: 9781523001040

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    • English

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      January 1, 2022
      In this modern era where social media is ubiquitous, the multifaceted question of its influence on society at large as well as the body politic is becoming ever more crucial. Hartmann examines this phenomenon in terms of its modern impact and its historical roots. Using the Orwellian metaphor of Big Brother, he points out that many of the techniques of social control described and predicted by Orwell have their roots deep in history. Hartmann then looks at the commercialization of Big Brother in recent decades, at how Big Business has developed a booming "surveillance industry" to both cater to and influence the buying public. The rise of platforms such as Facebook has stoked great concerns over Big Brother's influence on politics--recent elections have shown just how effective Orwellian techniques of disinformation on social media can be. Hartman's analysis of this issue is intelligent, concise, and imminently frightening; fortunately, his final section offers some suggestions on how to combat what he calls "surveillance capitalism." An important addition to the literature on the effects of technology on society.

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