Data grab : the new colonialism of big tech and how to fight back /

Data grab : the new colonialism of big tech and how to fight back /

"In the present day, Big Tech is extracting resources from us, transferring and centralizing resources from people to companies. These companies are grabbing our most basic natural resources--our data--exploiting our labor and connections, and repackaging our information to control our views, t...

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Main Authors: Mejias, Ulises Ali (Author), Couldry, Nick (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chicago, IL : The University of Chicago Press, 2024.
Subjects:
Internet industry > Social aspects.
Data privacy.
Data sovereignty.
Corporate power.
Information technology > Social aspects.
Electronic data processing > Social aspects.
Online Access:CONNECT (1 user limit)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : from landgrab to data grab
  • A new colonialism
  • Data territories
  • Data's new civilizing mission
  • The new colonial class
  • Voices of defiance
  • A playbook for resistance
  • Conclusion: and if we don't resist?

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