6/22/2023 0 Comments Data and Goliath by Bruce SchneierThe language in Data and Goliath is accessible, even when Schneier deals with technical subjects. He shows that it is not only individuals who are under surveillance but our whole world – and that it is not just individuals who need to change their behaviour but our whole society, which will require a profound shift in attitudes if we are to avoid the harms that this surveillance brings. Goliath was brought down to size – and here, Schneier attempts to set out how the new Goliaths might suffer a similar fate. Their agendas may be even more terrifying: as Bruce Schneier observes, “The endgame of this isn’t pretty: it’s a global surveillance network where all countries collude to surveil everyone on the entire planet.” What’s more, he adds, the governments and the corporations are both in the same game: “It’s a powerful feedback loop: the business model supports the government effort, and the government effort justifies the business model.”Īnd yet, as the title of this book suggests, these giants are not invincible. Those performing that surveillance, from the US’ National Security Agency and the UK’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) to Google and Facebook, are giants so overwhelmingly powerful that it seems too daunting to even contemplate taking them on. Investigating surveillance – whether corporate or governmental – can be a demoralising process.
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