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999			_c53479 _d53479
008			190919b2018 ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781785039065
082			_a321.8 BAR-J
100			_aBartlett, Jamie
245			_aPeople vs tech : _bhow the internet is killing democracy (and how we save it) / _cJamie Bartlett
260			_aLondon _bEbury Press _c2018
300			_a242 p.
365			_aINR _b499.00
500			_aTech has radically changed the way we live our lives. But have we unwittingly handed too much away to shadowy powers behind a wall of code, all manipulated by a handful of Silicon Valley utopians, ad men, and venture capitalists? And, in light of recent data breach scandals around companies like Facebook and Cambridge Analytica, what does that mean for democracy, our delicately balanced system of government that was created long before big data, total information and artificial intelligence? In this urgent polemic, Jamie Bartlett argues that through our unquestioning embrace of big tech, the building blocks of democracy are slowly being removed. The middle class is being eroded, sovereign authority and civil society is weakened, and we citizens are losing our critical faculties, maybe even our free will. The People Vs Tech is an enthralling account of how our fragile political system is being threatened by the digital revolution. Bartlett explains that by upholding six key pillars of democracy, we can save it before it is too late. We need to become active citizens; uphold a shared democratic culture; protect free elections; promote equality; safeguard competitive and civic freedoms; and trust in a sovereign authority. This essential book shows that the stakes couldn’t be higher and that, unless we radically alter our course, democracy will join feudalism, supreme monarchies and communism as just another political experiment that quietly disappeared.
650			_aDemocracy--Social aspects
650			_aInternet--Political aspects
650			_aBusiness