03176cam a2200457 i 4500 21111401 BJBSDDR 20250226110113.0 ta 190801s2020 nyua b 000 0 eng 2019033521 9780062888983 (hardback) 0062888986 (hardback) 9780062889058 (digital edition) DLC eng DLC rda DLC eng pcc HD 9999 W635i 2020 303.48/33 Wichowski, Alexis 40588 The information trade : how big tech conquers countries, challenges our rights, and transforms our world / Alexis Wichowski. First edition. New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, 2020. x, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Introduction Rise of the citizen-user Net states IRL Privacy allies and adversaries Information-age warfighters A great wall of watchers The all-knowing Internet of things The mind, immersed A declaration of citizen-user rights The net state pattern "In this eye-opening, must-read book, a political insider and tech expert explains what's at stake for our tech-enabled lives-and what we can do about it. Neither an industry apologist nor irrational fearmonger, Alexis Wichowski considers the unchecked rise of tech giants like Facebook, Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, and Tesla-what she calls "net states"-and their growing and unavoidable influence in our lives. Combining original reporting, extensive research, and interviews with technology and government insiders, including Microsoft president Brad Smith, Google CEO Eric Schmidt, and the world's first ambassador to Silicon Valley, Alexis Wichowski explores what happens when we cede our power to tech giants, willingly trading our personal freedom and individual autonomy for an easy, plugged-in existence. Written for the tech-savvy and tech-phobic alike, The Information Trade lays out how net states are conquering countries, challenging our rights, and transforming our future. Most importantly, it shows what we can do to control our relationship with net states before they irreversibly alter how we are governed, how we think, how we act, and how we live"-- Provided by publisher. Information services industry History. Industria de servicios de información 589 Internet industry History. Industria del Internet 590 Freedom of information History. Libertad de información 7390 Online version: Wichowski, Alexis, The information trade First hardcover edition. San Francisco : HarperOne, 2020. 9780062889058 (DLC) 2019033522 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK 122812 122812 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-02-12 0 HD 9999 W635i 2020 00000173322 2025-02-12 00:00:00 1 2025-02-12 BK