Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us
Language: English
Published by Currency, New York, 2019
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust jacket condition: Near Fine. 1st edition, 1st printing. 1/4 inch tear to top of dust jacket next to spine. Otherwise book in excellent condition with no other discerned marks, tears, or creases. "Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles – and All of Us" by Rana Foroohar is a first edition first printing, nonfiction book published in 2019. This hardcover book delves into the topic of how big tech companies have strayed from their original mission and principles, impacting various industries such as computers and information technology, organizational behavior, and social classes. With 346 pages, this book offers readers a deep exploration of the implications of these betrayals on society and the economy, making it a valuable addition to the genre of business, economics, social science, and political science. Contents include: A summary of the Case The Valley of the Kings Advertising and Its Discontents Party Like It's 1999 Darkness Rises A Slot Machine in Your Pocket The Network Effect The Uberization of Everything The New Monopolists Too Fast to Fail In the Swamp 2016: The Year It All Changed A New World War How Not to Be Evil.…
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- Title
- Don't Be Evil: How Big Tech Betrayed Its Founding Principles -- and All of Us
- Author
- Foroohar, Rana
- Publisher
- Currency, New York
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Near Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1984823981
- ISBN 13
- 9781984823984
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Item weight
- 23 ounces
- Dimensions
- 6.31 inches width by 9.52 inches height by 1.28 inches depth
- Seller catalogs
- Economics, Journalism, Non-fiction, Policy, Politics, Technology
 
SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORCHLIGHT BUSINESS BOOK AWARD &; NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY EVENING STANDARD
&;Don&;t be evil&; was enshrined as Google&;s original corporate mantra back in its early days, when the company&;s cheerful logo still conveyed the utopian vision for a future in which technology would inevitably make the world better, safer, and more prosperous.
 
Unfortunately, it&;s been quite a while since Google, or the majority of the Big Tech companies, lived up to this founding philosophy. Today, the utopia they sought to create is looking more dystopian than ever: from digital surveillance and the loss of privacy to the spreading of misinformation and hate speech to predatory algorithms targeting the weak and vulnerable to products that have been engineered to manipulate our desires.
 
How did we get here? How did these once-scrappy and idealistic enterprises become rapacious monopolies with the power to corrupt our elections, co-opt all our data, and control the largest single chunk of corporate wealth&;while evading all semblance of regulation and taxes?  In Don&;t Be Evil, Financial Times global business columnist Rana Foroohar tells the story of how Big Tech lost its soul&;and ate our lunch.
 
Through her skilled reporting and unparalleled access&;won through nearly thirty years covering business and technology&;she shows the true extent to which behemoths like Google, Facebook, Apple, and Amazon are monetizing both our data and our attention, without us seeing a penny of those exorbitant profits.
 
Finally, Foroohar lays out a plan for how we can resist, by creating a framework that fosters innovation while also protecting us from the dark side of digital technology.
Praise for Don&;t Be Evil
&;At first sight, Don&;t Be Evil looks like it&;s doing for Google what muckraking journalist Ida Tarbell did for Standard Oil over a century ago. But this whip-smart, highly readable book&;s scope turns out to be much broader. Worried about the monopolistic tendencies of big tech? The addictive apps on your iPhone? The role Facebook played in Donald Trump&;s election? Foroohar will leave you even more worried, but a lot better informed.&;&;Niall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford, and author of The Square and the Tower
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