{"product_id":"the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation-paperback","title":"The Internet Con: How to Seize the Means of Computation - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA USA TODAY BESTSELLER \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWinner of the 2024 Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An essential read for anyone that wants to understand how we lost control of our digital spaces and infrastructure to Silicon Valley's tech giants, and how we can start fighting to get it back.\" -Tim Maughan, author of \u003ci\u003eINFINITE DETAIL\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A brilliant barn burner of a book.\" -Kate Crawford, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Atlas of AI\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e When the tech platforms promised a future of \"connection,\" they were lying. They said their \"walled gardens\" would keep us safe, but those were prison walls. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe platforms locked us into their systems and made us easy pickings, ripe for extraction. Twitter, Facebook and other Big Tech platforms hard to leave by design. They hold hostage the people we love, the communities that matter to us, the audiences and customers we rely on. The impossibility of staying connected to these people after you delete your account has nothing to do with technological limitations: it's a business strategy in service to commodifying your personal life and relationships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWe can - we must - dismantle the tech platforms. In \u003ci\u003eThe Internet Con\u003c\/i\u003e, Cory Doctorow explains how to seize the means of computation, by forcing Silicon Valley to do the thing it fears most: interoperate. Interoperability will tear down the walls between technologies, allowing users leave platforms, remix their media, and reconfigure their devices without corporate permission. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eInteroperability is the only route to the rapid and enduring annihilation of the platforms. \u003ci\u003eThe Internet Con\u003c\/i\u003e is the disassembly manual we need to take back our internet.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow\u003c\/b\u003e is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He is the author of many books, most recently RADICALIZED and WALKAWAY, science fiction for adults; HOW TODESTROY SURVEILLANCE CAPITALISM, nonfiction about monopoly and conspiracy; INREAL LIFE, a graphic novel; and the picture book POESY THE MONSTER SLAYER. His latest book is ATTACK SURFACE, a stand alone adult sequel to LITTLE BROTHER. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. He works for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, is a MIT Media Lab Research Affiliate, is a Visiting Professorof Computer Science at Open University, a Visiting Professor of Practice at the University of North Carolina's School of Library and Information Science and co-founded the UK Open Rights Group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53283919692083,"sku":"9781804292143","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/5i53g5Qq-59781804292143.webp?v=1777024500","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-internet-con-how-to-seize-the-means-of-computation-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}