Description
| Product ID: | 9780134850016 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Title: | Blown to Bits |
| Subtitle: | Your Life, Liberty, and Happiness After the Digital Explosion |
| Authors: | Author: Hal Abelson, Wendy Seltzer, Ken Ledeen, Harry Lewis |
| Page Count: | 336 |
| Subjects: | Digital and information technologies: social and ethical aspects, Ethical & social aspects of IT, Computer networking and communications, Network security, Computer networking & communications, Network security |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Blown to Bits, Second Edition is the brilliant, plain-English guide to digital technology, how it’s changing the world, and what you need to know to survive in tomorrow’s digital world. A best-seller when it was first published in 2010, the issues it addresses are more crucial than ever. Now, its expert authors have thoroughly updated Blown to Bits to demystify the social, political, and personal issues everyone is talking about: from social media and big data to fake news, cyberattacks, and privacy. Both authoritative and accessible, this guide doesn’t just reveal the workings of the technologies that are central to your life: it also illuminates the policy decisions citizens need to make about these technologies… because you can try to ignore them, but they won’t ignore you! What you must know to protect yourself today The digital technology explosion has blown everything to bits--and the blast has provided new challenges and opportunities. This second edition of Blown to Bits delivers the knowledge you need to take greater control of your information environment and thrive in a world that''s coming whether you like it or not. Straight from internationally respected Harvard/MIT experts, this plain-English bestseller has been fully revised for the latest controversies over social media, “fake news,” big data, cyberthreats, privacy, artificial intelligence and machine learning, self-driving cars, the Internet of Things, and much more.
You will find clear explanations, practical examples, and real insight into what digital tech means to you--as an individual, and as a citizen. |
| Imprint Name: | Addison Wesley |
| Publisher Name: | Pearson Education (US) |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2019-11-28 |
