Viewing cybernetic technologies as technologies of communication but also of control, the sociologist and professor Sergio Amadeu da Silveira addresses in this book the implications of the growth of digital networks and the establishment of a market for personal data collection and sale that encroaches on those environments. Referencing both prestigious authors and practical examples, the book brings to light the way in which this so-called ‘data market’ – represented by companies and systems – has strived to approach individual privacy as an obstacle to be removed. Closely linked to the content, the book is published exclusively in digital format.
About the author
Sergio Amadeu da Silveira is a professor at the Universidade Federal do ABC, a sociologist and has a Ph D in Political Sciences from the University of São Paulo. He researches the relations between technology, culture and power. He has carried out studies on control society, network activism, hacker culture and collaborative mobilizations in defense of the common good. He is a former member of the Brazilian Internet Steering Committee. He is a free software activist and an advocate of privacy and freedom on the internet.
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