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Book SynopsisPrivacy-preserving computing aims to protect the personal information of users while capitalizing on the possibilities offered by big data. This practical introduction for students, researchers, and industry practitioners presents a systematic tour of recent advances in privacy-preserving methods for real-world problems in analytics and AI.Trade Review'While we are witnessing revolutionary changes in AI technology empowered by deep learning and large-scale computing, data privacy for trusted machine learning plays an essential role in safe and reliable AI deployment. This book introduces fundamental concepts and advanced techniques for privacy-preserving computation for data mining and machine learning, which serve as a foundation for safe and secure AI development and deployment.' Pin-Yu Chen, IBM ResearchTable of Contents1. Introduction to privacy-preserving computing; 2. Secret sharing; 3. Homomorphic encryption; 4. Oblivious transfer; 5. Garbled circuit; 6. Differential privacy; 7. Trusted execution environment; 8. Federated learning; 9. Privacy-preserving computing platforms; 10. Case studies of privacy-preserving computing; 11. Future of privacy-preserving computing; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisWe live in times of transparency. Digital technologies expose everything we do, like, and search for, and it is difficult to remain private and out of sight. Meanwhile, many people are concerned about the unchecked powers of tech giants and the hidden operations of big data, artificial intelligence and algorithms and call for more openness and insight. How do we - as individuals, companies and societies - deal with these technological and social transformations? Seen through the prism of digital technologies and data, our lives take new shapes and we are forced to manage our visibilities carefully. This book challenges common ways of thinking about transparency, and argues that the management of visibilities is a crucial, but overlooked force that influences how people live, how organizations work, and how societies and politics operate in a digital, datafied world.Trade Review'A key feature of life in the digital age is that it is lived in public. In a world filled with ubiquitous technologies we have an expectation that the companies that we work for, the governments that represent us, and even the people we hold close will provide us with transparency and accountability. In this ground breaking book, Mikkel Flyverbom shows how transparency is produced, maintained, and manipulated through the way we manage visibilities. At its core, this book helps us to think about how our own behaviors shape what and how we see and it provides useful strategies with which we can be more informed consumers, citizens, and stewards of our world.' Paul Leonardi, Duca Family Professor of Technology Management, University of California, Santa Barbara and author of Car Crashes Without Cars and Technology Choice'Flyverbom illuminates the pervasive and poorly understood illumination that has become a condition of our societies. This glass world offers a window onto new vistas, but with jagged edges that cut us to the quick and force us to hide in our own lives. Flyverbom demonstrates that we have yet to reckon with the social and political challenges of this pandemic of transparency, loosed by institutional forces that have, so far, run free of constraint. His book can help us reckon with key political questions of our time: who does transparency serve? Can democracy survive transparency?' Shoshana Zuboff, author of The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power'Similar to the work of Canadian media theorist Marshall McLuhan, this book concerns the medium rather than the message as a dynamic force in social change and affairs. Specifically, Flyverbom posits that more data, transparency, and clarity in digital technology are not necessarily mutually compatible… Much like McLuhan tried to reveal the profound ramifications of communication technology on social organization, Flyverbom sounds the alarm that more data might not mean more transparency but will rather lead to the opposite: opacity and secrecy without proper governance… Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels.' P. P. Philbin, ChoiceTable of ContentsIntroduction. The transparency formula; 1. Digital and datafied spaces; 2. Transparency and managed visibilities; 3. People under scrutiny; 4. Organizations gone transparent; 5. Seeing the world; Conclusion. Life in the digital prism; Acknowledgments; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis accessible, non-technical book reveals how, starting in the 1800s, scientists have used mathematical models and computer simulations to demonstrate that climate change is real and accelerating. Readers will learn where the key scientific ideas came from, how they were tested, and what future these models forecast for our planet.Trade Review'Numerical climate models are a critical tool for assessing the threat posed by climate change and investigating the options available to mitigate that threat. Yet, an understanding of these models-how they work, what they tell us, and how their tested and validated-has remained evasive for all but the most math and physics-literate. In Computing the Climate, computer scientist Steve Easterbook takes us on a journey through the world of climate modeling, making the science accessible to lay readers, and showing us why we should trust the models and heed their warnings, before it's too late.' Michael Mann, University of Pennsylvania, author of The New Climate War'Computing the Climate provides an impressively detailed history of how climate models evolved from simple equations calculated by hand to giant programs running on supercomputers. Avoiding jargon, this book explains to a general audience how the laws of physics and the principles of software engineering are combined to build climate models.' R. Saravanan, Texas A&M University, author of The Climate Demon'Computing the Climate takes a unique look at the history of computational modeling the Earth's climate system, the processes represented in these models, their evaluation, and how they are being used to project the potential changes in the future of our climate. When combined with more detailed analyses of concurrent issues being addressed in these models such as cloud and convection processes, this would be an excellent book for a university course on climate modeling.' Don Wuebbles, University of Illinois'I teach several courses in climate change and climate modeling for general and specialized audiences, and I am so excited to incorporate this new text by Easterbrook into those classes. While climate models are derived from first physical principles, climate models are developed by people and communities. I think that this book's approach of the tracing of revolutionary ideas and herculean efforts by generations of scientists to develop deep understanding and predictive capability for weather and climate does the topic justice. The logical progression of concepts, chapter by chapter is excellent as is the extensive, but not obtrusive, referencing throughout. Many difficult concepts, including: the greenhouse effect, chaos and predicability, computational instability, parallel computing, the difference between predictions and projections, are explained very well and accessibly. This book will be compelling reading both for students and people who simply want to know more.' Matthew Huber, Purdue University'Easterbrook's non-technical survey of climate modeling uniquely expands the climate change genre. Students will benefit from its broad scope and equation-free conceptual explanations, and climate modelers will appreciate its historical approach linking nineteenth century experiments and ideas to twenty-first century breakthroughs.' Baylor Fox-Kemper, Brown University'This is a very readable personal account of climate model development throughout history. It focuses on several individuals and modeling groups/countries. It often refers to 'you' and 'we'. I learned a lot and enjoyed the book, and I recommend it to anyone faced with making decisions involving the future climate.' Kevin Trenberth, University of Auckland, author of The Changing Flow of Energy Through the Climate System'This engaging, beautifully written book brings alive the scientists who created climate models, how they did it, and what the models can (and cannot) tell us - all in straightforward, nontechnical language and enlightening illustrations. If you want to understand how modern climate science works, start here.' Paul N. Edwards, Stanford University, author of A Vast Machine: Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global WarmingTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. The world's first climate model; 3. The forecast factory; 4. Taming chaos; 5. The heart of the machine; 6. The well-equipped physics lab; 7. Plug and play; 8. Sound science; 9. Choosing a future; References; Index.

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Book SynopsisSocial networking has grown into a staple of modern society, but its continued evolution is becoming increasingly detrimental to our lives. Shifts in communication and privacy are affecting us more than we realize or understand. Terms of Service crystalizes this current moment in technology and contemplates its implications: the identity-validating pleasures and perils of online visibility; our newly adopted view of daily life through the lens of what is share-worthy; and the surveillance state operated by social media platforms—Facebook, Google, Twitter, and others—to mine our personal data for advertising revenue, an invasion of our lives that is as pervasive as government spying.Jacob Silverman calls for social media users to take back ownership of their digital selves from the Silicon Valley corporations who claim to know what's best for them. Integrating politics, sociology, national security, pop culture, and technology, he reveals the

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Book SynopsisA short, informal account of our ever-increasing dependence on a complex multiplicity of messages, records, documents, and data.We live in an information society, or so we are often told. But what does that mean? This volume in the MIT Press Essential Knowledge series offers a concise, informal account of the ways in which information and society are related and of our ever-increasing dependence on a complex multiplicity of messages, records, documents, and data. Using information in its everyday, nonspecialized sense, Michael Buckland explores the influence of information on what we know, the role of communication and recorded information in our daily lives, and the difficulty (or ease) of finding information. He shows that all this involves human perception, social behavior, changing technologies, and issues of trust.Buckland argues that every society is an “information society”; a “non-information society” would be a contradiction in terms. B

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Book SynopsisHow to survive the digital revolution without getting trampled: your guide to online mindfulness, digital self-empowerment, cybersecurity, creepy ads, trustworthy information, and more.Feeling overwhelmed by an avalanche of online content? Anxious about identity theft? Unsettled by the proliferation of fake news? Welcome to the digital revolution. Wait—wasn't the digital revolution supposed to make our lives better? It was going to be fun and put the world at our fingertips. What happened? Keep Calm and Log On is a survival handbook that will help you achieve online mindfulness and overcome online helplessness—the feeling that tech is out of your control—with tips for handling cybersecurity, creepy ads, untrustworthy information, and much more.Taking a cue from the famous World War II morale-boosting slogan (“Keep Calm and Carry On”), Gus Andrews shows us how to adapt the techniques our ancestors used to survive hard times, so we ca

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Book SynopsisA sweeping new look at the unheralded transformation that is eroding the foundations of American exceptionalism.Trade Review"Marc Dunkelman gets it. In The Vanishing Neighbor, he shows how the traditional web of relationships that makes up American life is undergoing fundamental change, why it matters, and what we need to do about it." -- President Bill Clinton"Important… provide[s] fresh thoughts about community in the United States that might win assent from left and right alike." -- E.J. Dionne Jr. - Washington Post"A highly ambitious, wide-ranging book that offers important new insights into why the bonds of community have unraveled in America in the past generation." -- Alan Ehrenhalt, author of The Great Inversion"In The Vanishing Neighbor, Marc Dunkelman conducts us insightfully through the work of astute sociologists and other observers of American social life, from the time in the 1950s when they described a conformist and confident society to the confused and more uncertain period of today. He focuses on one significant change: the transformation of the American 'township,' a defining characteristic of American society since Tocqueville first identified it, into something quite different. As Dunkelman ably shows, rapid economic change, the digital revolution, and other factors have fundamentally altered our social life, our political life, and our ability to solve the problems of a rapidly changing society." -- Nathan Glazer, professor emeritus of sociology and education, Harvard University"The Vanishing Neighbor is an urgent, challenging, strongly reasoned argument about the health of American society. Marc Dunkelman speaks directly to the communication gap between our local communities and the governments that serve them. How we bridge that gap—as working people, as political leaders, and as neighbors—will determine the care we provide to our loved ones and the opportunities we leave our children for years to come." -- Neera Tanden, president, Center for American Progress"After a panoramic view of how the United States has changed in so many ways, Marc Dunkelman argues that Americans are left with a sense of isolation from neighbors nearby: we keep 'inner-ring' relationships with family and close friends plus 'outer-ring' with Facebook friends we see infrequently, but we have lost middle-ring relationships with families down the street and a barber around the corner. Institutions, Dunkelman believes, must adapt to these new realities, nourishing a fresh sense of community. This is an insightful call for remembering what Tocqueville found best about America." -- David Gergen, codirector of the Center for Public Leadership and professor of public service at Harvard Kennedy School and senior political analyst, CNN"A meditation on the evaporation of American exceptionalism… thought-provoking [and] evenhanded." -- Kirkus Reviews"A rich and accessible diagnosis of contemporary mores and discontents." -- Publishers Weekly

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Book SynopsisShortlisted for the 2018 Baillie Gifford Prize and the 2018 Royal Society Investment Science Book Prize "A beautifully accessible guide.…One of the best books yet written on data and algorithms." —Times (UK)Trade Review"With refreshing simplicity, Fry explains what AI, machine learning and complicated algorithms really mean." -- Guardian"Fascinating and funny. I learned something on every page." -- Tom Chivers - Buzzfeed"An action-packed read during which you will be outraged, provoked, and challenged." -- Cathy O’Neil, author of Weapons of Math Destruction"This short, sharp book on the power and dangers of algorithms offers one of the clearest explanations of a complex subject." -- Financial Times"Hannah Fry is one of the best STEM explainers and popularizers today." -- Forbes"For a reader unfamiliar with the technical aspects of AI, this book offers among the best lay explanations of how algorithms work." -- Science"Hannah Fry makes algorithms sound not only quite interesting but an idea that we must understand better as they dominate more and more of our daily lives in ways we see and in many ways we don’t." -- Amazon Book Review"Mixing mathematics and storytelling, this book asks the big questions about algorithms and humans—and their future together." -- Literary Hub"A well-constructed tour of technology and its discontents?timely, too, given the increasing prominence of AI in our daily lives." -- Kirkus Reviews"A lucid and timely analysis." -- Booklist (starred review)

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Book SynopsisElliott and Spence have produced a tight, teachable, and timely primer on media ethics for users and creators of information in the digital age. Pitched at just the right depth of detail to provide a big picture contextualization of changing media practices grounded in concerns for democracy and the public good, the book explores and reflects the implications of the convergence of the Fourth and Fifth Estates with an open-access, hyper-linked architecture which invites self-reflective practice on the part of its users Philip Gordon, Utah Valley University2019 PROSE Award Finalist in the Media & Cultural Studies category!The rapid and ongoing evolution of digital technologies has transformed the waythe world communicates and digests information. Fueled by a 24-hour news cycleand post-truth politics, media consumption and the technologies that drive ithave become more influential in shaping public opinion, and it has become more imperative than ever to examine their social and ethical coTable of ContentsAcknowledgments viii Introduction 1 Part I: From Analog to Digital News 11 1 A New Paradigm for News 13 2 Legacy News Organizations Move from Analog to Digital 37 3 Intellectual Property and Information Sharing 64 4 Citizen Responsibility in the Digital Era 76 Part II: Thinking Through Ethical Issues in Digital Journalism 89 5 DOIT, A Process for Normative Analysis 91 6 Issues in Convergent Journalism 104 7 Privacy and Disclosure 116 8 Deception in Sourcing and Presentation 136 9 Media Corruption 154 Part III: Using the Virtual World to Create a Better Physical World 171 10 Beyond Ethics: Communicating Wisely 173 Epilogue: Digital Diversity and Democracy 190 Index 197

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Book SynopsisProvides an introduction of the data industry to the field of economics This book bridges the gap between economics and data science to help data scientists understand the economics of big data, and enable economists to analyze the data industry. It begins by explaining data resources and introduces the data asset. This book defines a data industry chain, enumerates data enterprises' business models versus operating models, and proposes a mode of industrial development for the data industry. The author describes five types of enterprise agglomerations, and multiple industrial cluster effects. A discussion on the establishment and development of data industry related laws and regulations is provided. In addition, this book discusses several scenarios on how to convert data driving forces into productivity that can then serve society. This book is designed to serve as a reference and training guide for ata scientists, data-oriented managers and executives, entrepreneurs,Table of ContentsBibliography I Dedication II Praise III Preface IV Chapter I What Is Data Industry? 1 1.1 Data 2 1.1.1 Data Resources 2 1.1.2 The Data Asset 4 1.2 Industry 6 1.2.1 Classification of Industries 6 1.2.2 The Modern Industrial System 7 1.3 Data Industry 10 1.3.1 Definitions 10 1.3.2 An Industry Structure Study 11 1.3.3 Industrial Behavior 13 1.3.4 Market Performance 17 Chapter II Data Resources 20 2.1 Scientific Data 20 2.1.1 Data-Intensive Discovery in the Natural Science 20 2.1.2 The Social Sciences Revolution 21 2.1.3 The Underused Scientific Record 23 2.2 Administrative Data 23 2.2.1 Open Governmental Affairs Data 25 2.2.2 Public Release of Administrative Data 26 2.2.3 A “Numerical” Misunderstanding in Governmental Affairs 27 2.3 Internet Data 28 2.3.1 Cyberspace: Data of the Sole Existence 28 2.3.2 Crawled Fortune 29 2.3.3 Forum Opinion Mining 30 2.3.4 Chat with Hidden Identities 31 2.3.5 Email: The First Type of Electronic Evidence 31 2.3.6 Evolution of the Blog 33 2.3.7 Six Degrees Social Network 34 2.4 Financial Data 34 2.4.1 Twins on News and Financial Data 35 2.4.2 The Annoyed Data Center 35 2.5 Health Data 36 2.5.1 Clinical Data: EMRs, EHRs, and PHRs 36 2.5.2 Claims Data and Medicare Fraud or Abuse Detection 37 2.6 Transportation Data 38 2.6.1 Trajectory Data 39 2.6.1 Fixed-position Data 39 2.6.3 Location-based Data 40 2.7 Transaction Data 41 2.7.1 Receipts Data 41 2.7.2 E-commerce Data 42 Chapter III Data Industry Chain 44 3.1 Industrial Chain Definition 44 3.1.1 The Meaning and Characteristics 44 3.1.2 Category Attributes 46 3.2 Industrial Chain Structure 46 3.2.1 Economic Entities 47 3.2.2 Environmental Elements 48 3.3 Industrial Chain Formation 49 3.3.1 Value Analysis 49 3.3.2 Dimensional Matching 54 3.4 Evolution of Industrial Chain Management 55 3.5 Industrial Chain Governance 57 3.5.1 Governance Patterns 58 3.5.2 Instruments of Governance 59 3.6 The Data Industry Chain and Its Innovation Network 61 3.6.1 Innovation Layers 61 3.6.2 Supporting Systems 62 Chapter IV Existing Data Innovations 64 4.1 Web Creations 64 4.1.1 Network Writing 64 4.1.2 Creative Designs 66 4.1.3 Bespoke Development 67 4.1.4 Crowdsourcing 67 4.2 Data Marketing 68 4.2.1 Market Positioning 69 4.2.2 Business Insights 70 4.2.3 Customer Evaluation 71 4.3 Push Services 72 4.3.1 Targeted Advertising 73 4.3.2 Instant Broadcasting 74 4.4 Price Comparison 75 4.5 Disease Prevention 76 4.5.1 Tracking Epidemics 77 4.5.2 Whole-Genome Sequencing 78 Chapter V Data Services in Multiple Domains 79 5.1 Scientific Data Services 79 5.1.1 Literature Search Reform 79 5.1.2 An Alternative Scholarly Communication Initiative 80 5.1.3 Scientific Research Project Services 81 5.2 Administrative Data Services 83 5.2.1 Police Department 83 5.2.2 Statistical Office 84 5.2.3 Environmental Protection Agency 85 5.3 Internet Data Services 86 5.3.1 Open Source 86 5.3.2 Privacy Services 87 5.3.3 People Search 89 5.4 Financial Data Services 90 5.4.1 Describing Correlation Relationships 90 5.4.2 Simulating Bookmakers’ Behaviors 91 5.4.3 Forecasting Stock Prices 92 5.5 Health Data Services 93 5.5.1 Approaching Healthcare Singularity 94 5.5.2 New Drug of Launching Shortcuts 95 5.5.3 Monitoring in Chronic Disease 96 5.5.4 Data Supporting Data: Brain Sciences & Traditional Chinese Medicine 97 5.6 Transportation Data Services 99 5.6.1 Household Travel Characteristics 99 5.6.2 Multivariate Analysis of Traffic Congestion 100 5.6.3 Short-Term Travel Time Estimation 101 5.7 Transaction Data Services 102 5.7.1 Pricing Reform 102 5.7.2 Sales Transformation 104 5.7.3 Payment Upgrading 104 Chapter VI Data Services in Distinct Sectors 106 6.1 Natural Resource Sectors 106 6.1.1 Agricultureor: Rely on What? 106 6.1.2 Forestry Sector: Grain for Green at All Costs? 107 6.1.3 Livestock & Poultry Sector: Making Early Warning to Be More Effective 108 6.1.4 Marine Sector: How to Support the Ocean Economy? 109 6.1.5 Extraction Sector: A New Exploration Strategy 110 6.2 Manufacturing Sector 111 6.2.1 Production Capacity Optimization 111 6.2.2 Remodeling Process of Production 112 6.3 Logistics and Warehousing Sector 113 6.3.1 Optimizing Order Picking 113 6.3.2 Dynamic Equilibrium Logistic Channels 114 6.4 Shipping Sector 115 6.4.1 Digging More Transportation Capacity 115 6.4.2 Determining the Optimal Transfer in Road, Rail, Air, or Water Transport 116 6.5 Real Estate Sector 116 6.5.1 Urban Planning: Along the Timeline 117 6.5.2 Commercial Layout: Be Special 118 6.5.3 Property Management: Become Intelligent 118 6.6 Tourism Sector 119 6.6.1 Travel Arrangements 119 6.6.2 Pushing Attractions 120 6.6.3 Gourmet Food Recommendations 120 6.6.4 Accommodation Bidding 121 6.7 Education and Training Sector 121 6.7.1 New Knowledge Appraisal Mechanism 122 6.7.2 Innovative Continuing Education 122 6.8 Service Sector 123 6.8.1 Prolong Life: Be Scientific 124 6.8.2 Elderly Care: Technology-Enhanced, Enough? 124 6.8.3 Legal Services: Occupational Changes 125 6.8.4 Patents: the Maximum Open Data Resource 126 6.8.5 Meteorological Data Services: How to Commercialize? 127 6.9 Media, Sports & Entertainment Sector 128 6.9.1 Data Talent Scout 128 6.9.2 Interactive Script 128 6.10 Public Sector 130 6.10.1 Wargaming 130 6.10.2 Public Opinion Analysis 131 Chapter VII Business Models in the Data Industry 132 7.1 General Analysis of the Business Model 132 7.1.1 A Set of Elements and Their Relationships 132 7.1.2 Forming a Specific Business Logic 133 7.1.3 Creating and Commercializing Value 134 7.2 Data Industry Business Models 135 7.2.1 A Resource-Based View: Resource Possession 135 7.2.2 A Dynamic-Capability View: Endogenous Capacity 136 7.2.3 A Capital-Based View: Capital Operation 137 7.3 Innovation of Data Industry Business Models 138 7.3.1 Sources 139 7.3.2 Methods 140 7.3.3 A Paradox 142 Chapter VIII Operating Models in the Data Industry 143 8.1 General Analysis of Operating Models 143 8.1.1 Strategic Management 143 8.1.2 Competitiveness 144 8.1.3 Convergence 145 8.2 Data Industry Operating Models 145 8.2.1 Gradual Development: Google 146 8.2.2 Micro-Innovation: Baidu 147 8.2.3 Outsourcing: EMC 148 8.2.4 Data-Driven Restructuring: IBM 148 8.2.5 Mergers and Acquisitions: Yahoo! 149 8.2.6 Reengineering: Facebook 150 8.2.7 The 2nd Pioneering: Alibaba 151 8.3 Innovation of Data Industry Operating Models 152 8.3.1 Philosophy of Business 152 8.3.2 Management Styles 153 8.3.3 Force Field Analysis 153 Chapter IX Enterprise Agglomeration of the Data Industry 154 9.1 Directive Agglomeration 154 9.1.1 Data Resource Endowment 155 9.1.2 Multiple Target Sites 155 9.2 Driven Agglomeration 156 9.2.1 Labor Force 156 9.2.2 Capital 157 9.2.3 Technology 158 9.3 Industrial Symbiosis 159 9.3.1 Entity Symbiosis 159 9.3.2 Virtual Derivative 160 9.4 Wheel-Axle Type Agglomeration 161 9.4.1 Vertical Leadership Development 161 9.4.2 The Radiation Effect of Growth Poles 162 9.5 Refocusing Agglomeration 163 9.5.1 “Smart Heart” of the Central Business District 163 9.5.2 The Core Objective “Besiege” 164 Chapter X Cluster Effects of the Data Industry 165 10.1 External Economies 165 10.1.1 External Economies of Scale 166 10.1.2 External Economies of Scope 166 10.2 Internal Economies 167 10.2.1 Coopetition 167 10.2.2 Synergy 169 10.3 Transaction Cost 170 10.3.1 Specialization 171 10.3.1 Opportunity Cost 172 10.3.2 Monitoring Cost 173 10.4 Competitive Advantages 173 10.4.1 Innovation Performance 174 10.4.2 The Impact of Expansion 175 10.5 Negative Effects 176 10.5.1 Innovation Risk 176 10.5.2 Data Asset Specificity 177 10.5.3 Crowding Effect 177 Chapter XI A Developing Model of the Data Industry 178 11.1 General Analysis of the Developing Model 178 11.1.1 Influence Factors 178 11.1.2 Dominant Modes 179 11.2 A Basic Developing Model of the Data Industry 180 11.2.1 Industrial Structure: A Comprehensive Advancement Plan 180 11.2.2 Industrial Organization: Dominated by SMEs 181 11.2.3 Industrial Distribution: Endogenous Growth 182 11.2.4 Industrial Strategy: Self-Dependent Innovation 182 11.2.5 Industrial Policy: Market-Driven 183 11.3 An Innovative Developing Model of the Data Industry 184 11.3.1 New- Industrial Structure: Built on Upgrading of Traditional Industries 184 11.3.2 New- Industrial Organization: Small is Beautiful 185 11.3.3 New- Industrial Distribution: A Novel Type of Base 186 11.3.4 New- Industrial Strategy: Industry/University Cooperation 187 11.3.5 New- Industrial Policy: Civil-Military Coordination 188 Chapter XII A Guide the Emerging Data Law 190 12.1 Data Resource Law 190 12.2 Data Antitrust Law 192 12.3 Data Fraud Prevention Law 193 12.4 Data Privacy Law 194 12.5 Data Asset Law 195 References 197

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Book SynopsisAn easy-to-read guide to protecting your digital life and your family online The rise of new technologies in our lives, which has taken us from powerful mobile phones to fitness trackers and smart appliances in under a decade, has also raised the need for everyone who uses these to protect themselves from cyber scams and hackers. Every new device and online service you use that improves your life also opens new doors for attackers looking to discover your passwords, banking accounts, personal photos, and anything else you want to keep secret. In Cyber Smart, author Bart McDonough uses his extensive cybersecurity experience speaking at conferences for the FBI, major financial institutions, and other clients to answer the most common question he hears: How can I protect myself at home, on a personal level, away from the office? McDonough knows cybersecurity and online privacy are daunting to the average person so Cyber Smart simplifies online good hyTrade Review"Bart McDonough has run cybersecurity for some of the top-performing, and most secretive, hedge fund managers in the world. he's seen every kind of attack that cyber-criminals can come up with when targeting the ultra-wealthy and has earned their trust over decades. There's no one I'd trust more for sound, practical advice on how to secure your family from digital threats." – Chris DeVore, Managing Partner, Founders Co-Op “Bart has, effectively, provided the reader with the necessary weaponry to protect themselves against cyber attacks. Effectively, he has written a cheat sheet to prevent us from being cheated. A must read.” – Troy Bailey, President, Bailey Brand Management “We spend so much time thinking about our physical security, yet most of us overlook the necessity of cyber security. The stories and examples helped to simplify the concepts and provide compelling reasons to take this seriously. Cyber Smart provides a step-by-step guide that is easy to implement - this is a 'must read' for everyone!” – Becky Jacobs, Chief Engagement Officer, Simple Change “Cyber Security is clearly something we all know we need to deal with but very of us understand. This book is the perfect guide for anyone that wants to take the (very necessary) steps to protect themselves from the digital threats that we all know are out there. For someone like myself, that has very little understanding of this world, it's an easy to read, step by step, guide to protecting your most sensitive data. More importantly, it's a practical manual for families with young children that want to give them the safe cyber security tools and habits they'll use for the rest of their lives.” – Neil Berkeley, Future You MediaTable of ContentsForeword xxiii Introduction xxv I Setting the Stage 1 1 Overview of Cyber Risks 3 Real Estate Wire Transfer Fraud Prevention Steps 5 If You’re a Victim of Wire Transfer Fraud 6 Cyber-Risk Statistics 6 Breaches, Cyberattacks, and Hacks—Oh My! 8 Notes 9 2 Attackers 11 The Adversary 13 Nation-State Attackers 14 Criminal Organizations 16 Terrorist Organizations 17 Bad Actors Who Got Caught 17 Notes 21 3 Attack Targets and Goals 23 How Attackers Get Your Money 24 What Attackers Do with Your Money 24 How Attackers Get Your Credentials 25 What Attackers Do with Your Credentials 25 How Attackers Get Your PII 26 What Attackers Do with Your PII 26 How Attackers Get Your Computing Resources 27 What Attackers Do with Your Computing Resources 27 Notes 29 4 Attack Methods 31 Social Engineering 32 Phishing 33 Phishing Attacks 33 Email Phishing 34 Spear Phishing 35 Whaling 37 Email Compromise 38 Clone Phishing 39 Voice Phishing 40 SMS Phishing 41 Pretexting 42 Malware 43 Cryptomining Malware and Cryptojacking 43 Cryptomining 43 Cryptojacking 44 Ransomware 45 Spyware 46 Scareware 47 Adware 47 Trojans 48 Wi-Fi Network Hacking 49 Scams 50 Fake Technical Support 51 Government Agency Impersonation 52 The Grandparent Scam 53 Virtual Kidnapping Extortion 53 Unpaid Utility Bill Scams 54 Online Dating Scams 54 Job Scams 56 Charity Scams 58 Robocalling Scams 58 Notes 61 5 Attack Chain 65 Attack Chain Phases 67 Links in the Attack Chain 68 Notes 70 6 Attack Vectors 71 Email 72 Texting 73 Phone Calls 75 Websites 76 Software 78 USB Key 78 Wi-Fi 79 Notes 81 7 Brilliance in the Basics 83 Brilliance 1: Update Your Devices 84 Brilliance 2: Enable Two-Factor Authentication 85 Brilliance 3: Use a Password Manager 86 Brilliance 4: Install and Update Antivirus Software 87 Brilliance 5: Back Up Your Data 89 Notes 90 8 Mistakes 91 Being the Source of a Data Breach 92 Mixing Work and Personal Information 93 Notes 94 9 Incident Response 95 Falling for a Phishing Attack 96 Getting Infected with Malware 98 Getting Infected with Ransomware 100 Email Compromise 102 II Specific Recommendations 105 10 Protecting Your Identity 107 Methods of Identity Theft 108 How to Check Whether Your PII is Exposed 110 Identity Monitoring Services 111 Recommendations: Protecting Your Credit Identity 112 Other Types of Identity Theft 114 Medical Identity Theft 114 Recommendations: Protecting Your Medical Identity 117 Military Personnel Identity Theft 118 Recommendations: Protecting Your Identity While in the Military 118 Senior Citizen Identity Theft 119 Recommendations: Protecting the Identities of Senior Citizens 120 Notes 122 11 Protecting Your Children 125 The Growing Problem of Child Identity Theft 127 Recommendations: Protecting Your Child’s Identity 128 Protecting Your Child on the Computer 129 Smart Toy Risks 131 Recommendations: Protecting Smart Toys 133 Recommendations: Protecting Your Children Online 135 Notes 136 12 Protecting Your Money 137 Home Buyer Wire Transfer Fraud 138 Home Equity Wire Transfer Fraud 139 IRS Impersonation Fraud 140 Credit Card Fraud 141 Gift Card Fraud 143 Card Skimmer Fraud 144 Scams Targeting the Unbanked and Underbanked 145 Recommendations: Protecting Your Money 146 Notes 149 13 Protecting Your Email 151 Yahoo Data Breach 152 The Value of a Hacked Email Account 153 The Challenge of Email Privacy 154 Recommendations: Protecting Your Email 155 Notes 158 14 Protecting Your Files 159 Threats to Your Files 160 Threats to Your Files Not Caused by Bad Actors 161 Threats to Your Files Caused by Bad Actors 161 Cloud Storage vs Local Storage 161 Your Cloud File Storage Responsibilities 162 Your Local File Storage Responsibilities 162 Finding the Right Cloud Provider 163 Cloud Storage Doesn’t Equal File Backups 163 Risks of Using Only an External Hard Drive 164 Effective File Management 164 Recommendations: Protecting Your Files 165 Notes 168 15 Protecting Your Social Media 169 Why Bad Actors Love Social Media 171 Twitter: A Bad Actor’s Paradise 172 How Third Parties Mine Your Social Media Data 173 Recommendations: Protecting Your Social Media 176 Notes 178 16 Protecting Your Website Access and Passwords 179 Password Hashing Slows Down Bad Actors 180 Password Reuse Fuels Credential Stuffing 181 The Great Password Problem 182 Effective Password Management 184 Password Creation Formula 185 Password Creation Mistakes 186 Recommendations: Protecting Your Website Access and Passwords 187 Notes 191 17 Protecting Your Computer 193 The Rising Threat of Cryptojacking: The Illegal Form of Cryptomining 195 Cryptomining Using Web Visitors’ CPU Resources 196 Donating CPU Resources for Good 198 Recommendations: Protecting Your Computer 198 Notes 201 18 Protecting Your Mobile Devices 203 Protect Against Mobile Port-Out Scams 206 Mobile Malware 208 iPhone vs Android Security 209 Device Loss and Theft 210 Recommendations: Protecting Your Mobile Devices 211 Notes 215 19 Protecting Your Home Wi-Fi 217 Threats Against Your Home Wi-Fi Network 219 Recommendations: Protecting Your Home Wi-Fi 221 Notes 224 20 Protecting Your IoT Devices 225 Threats Against IoT Devices 227 IoT Privacy Issues 229 Smart Homes 230 Recommendations: Protecting Your IoT Devices 234 Notes 236 21 Protecting Your Information When Traveling 237 Public Wi-Fi Dangers 239 General Travel Dangers 241 Recommendations: Protecting Your Information When Traveling (General) 243 Nation-State Travel Dangers 245 Recommendations: Protecting Your Information When Traveling Abroad 246 Notes 249 Index 251

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Book SynopsisSkewering a vast array of technology topics that apply to IT professionals and laypeople alike, this compilation of MC Press' popular MC TNT Tips 'n Tirades online column follows the author as he searches for the answer to that eternal question: Is technology more hindrance than help? Wry critiques of the pitfalls of eBay, the dangers of online surgical advice, the value of pet cloning technology, the trouble with jargon junkies, and cell phone etiquette are doled out masterfully. For those who work with, own, appreciate, or hate all that modern science has to offer, this collection of keen insights and clever musings on the often hilarious interaction between technology and human beings offers an entertaining and delightful look at the frustrations and laughs that are a part of techie culture.• On Spam: ""When telemarketing calls, spam, and regular junk mail fully clog all other forms of communication, the only remaining option will be to accept visitors to my home office, and I really don’t want to have to clean up my place.""• On Merging TVs and Computers: ""I have never spent a moment worrying that,while working on my computer, I might miss the latest episode of a new 'reality' show during which Betty Sue of Ohmigosh,Wisconsin, challenges her fears of insects and heights, and particularly insects at heights, by eating 27 live cockroaches while jumping out of an airplane.""• On Surgery Webcasts: ""After a long session of Web surfing, Ethel, the frugal wife, calls out,‘Sam, stop worrying about how we're going to pay for that hernia operation you need. I just learned how to perform it myself. It looks easy.We'll save a bundle if I do it for you.’ • On Checking Your BlackBerry on Vacation: ""I hate to be the one to break it to you, but you're not that important. The world will get along just fine without you for a week. Enjoy your holiday.""• On Celebrities Getting Their Cell Phones and PDAs Hacked: ""I find it ironic that these people spend small fortunes on publicists who try to help them reach the masses, but then they get angry when the masses reach them."Table of ContentsGixmo jitters Peace, love & groovy..or not Customer disservice Propeller heads Stuff & nonsense

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Book SynopsisThe new digital media offers us an unprecedented memory capacity, an ubiquitous communication channel and a growing computing power. How can we exploit this medium to augment our personal and social cognitive processes at the service of human development? Combining a deep knowledge of humanities and social sciences as well as a real familiarity with computer science issues, this book explains the collaborative construction of a global hypercortex coordinated by a computable metalanguage. By recognizing fully the symbolic and social nature of human cognition, we could transform our current opaque global brain into a reflexive collective intelligence.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements xv Chapter 1. General Introduction 1 1.1. The vision: to enhance cognitive processes 2 1.2. A transdisciplinary intellectual adventure 5 1.3. The result: toward hypercortical cognition 27 1.4. General plan of this book 35 PART 1. THE PHILOSOPHY OF INFORMATION 37 Chapter 2. The Nature of Information 41 2.1. Orientation 41 2.2. The information paradigm 45 2.3. Layers of encoding 56 2.4. Evolution in information nature 66 2.5. The unity of nature 69 Chapter 3. Symbolic Cognition 75 3.1. Delimitation of the field of symbolic cognition76 3.2. The secondary reflexivity of symbolic cognition 78 3.3. Symbolic power and its manifestations 80 3.4. The reciprocal enveloping of the phenomenal world and semantic world 82 3.5. The open intelligence of culture 84 3.6. Differences between animal and human collective intelligence 85 Chapter 4. Creative Conversation 89 4.1. Beyond “collective stupidity” 89 4.2. Reflexive explication and sharing of knowledge 92 4.3. The symbolic medium of creative conversation 103 Chapter 5. Toward an Epistemological Transformation of the Human Sciences 113 5.1. The stakes of human development 113 5.2. Critique of the human sciences 120 5.3. The threefold renewal of the human sciences 125 5.4. The Ouroboros 133 Chapter 6. The Information Economy 135 6.1. The symbiosis of knowledge capital and cognitive labor 136 6.2. Toward scientific self-management of collective intelligence 140 6.3. Flows of symbolic energy 144 6.4. Ecosystems of ideas and the semantic information economy 148 6.5. The semantic information economy in the digital medium 154 PART 2. MODELING COGNITION 159 Chapter 7. Introduction to the Scientific Knowledge of the Mind 161 7.1. Research program 161 7.2. The mind in nature 165 7.3. The three symbolic functions of the cortex 171 7.4. The IEML model of symbolic cognition. 176 7.5. The architecture of the Hypercortex 184 7.6. Overview: toward a reflexive collective intelligence 187 Chapter 8. The Computer Science Perspective: Toward a Reflexive Intelligence 189 8.1. Augmented collective intelligence 189 8.2. The purpose of automatic manipulation of symbols: cognitive modeling and self-knowledge 194 8.3. The means of automatic manipulation of symbols: beyond probabilities and logic 202 Chapter 9. General Presentation of the IEML Semantic Sphere 207 9.1. Ideas 208 9.2. Concepts 213 9.3. Unity and calculability 217 9.4. Symmetry 220 9.5. Internal coherence 225 9.6. Inexhaustible complexity 230 Chapter 10. The IEML Metalanguage 235 10.1. The problem of encoding concepts 235 10.2. Text units 238 10.3. Circuits of meaning 241 10.4. Between text and circuits 244 Chapter 11. The IEML Semantic Machine 253 11.1. Overview of the functions involved in symbolic cognition 253 11.2. Requirements for the construction of the IEML semantic machine 258 11.3. The IEML textual machine (S) 261 11.4. The STAR (Semantic Tool for Augmented Reasoning) linguistic engine (B) 264 11.5. The conceptual machine (T) 267 11.6. Conclusion 270 Chapter 12. The Hypercortex 275 12.1. The role of media and symbolic systems in cognition 275 12.2. The digital medium 277 12.3. The evolution of the layers of addressing in the digital medium 284 12.4. Between the Cortex and the Hypercortex 289 12.5. Toward an observatory of collective intelligence 291 12.6. Conclusion: the computability and interoperability of semantic and hermeneutic functions 296 Chapter 13. Hermeneutic Memory 299 13.1. Toward a semantic organization of memory 299 13.2. The layers of complexity of memory 302 13.3. Radical hermeneutics 304 13.4. The hermeneutics of information 308 13.5. The hermeneutics of knowledge 312 13.6. Wisdom 317 13.7. Collective interpretation games 318 Chapter 14. The Perspective of the Humanities: Toward Explicit Knowledge 323 14.1. Context 323 14.2. Methodology: the digital humanities 327 14.3. Epistemology: explicating symbolic cognition 331 Chapter 15. Observing Collective Intelligence 341 15.1. The semantic sphere as a mirror of concepts 341 15.2. The structure of the cognitive image 346 15.3. The two eyes of reflexive observation 350 Bibliography 353 Index 377

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Book SynopsisThis book places IT in perspective by tracing its development through time, covering its origins in business, the massive expansion of the role of IT at the end of the 20th century, the growth of the internet, and the successes and failures of companies involved in this development. Despite its ubiquity in the modern world, the author highlights that efficient use of IT by businesses can only be gained by a good understanding of its potentials and pitfalls, highlighting how its informed use in practice is essential for companies to succeed. Finally, questions are raised concerning the future of IT: who will reap the benefits and why? Will IT continue to provide solutions and will it always deliver on its promise? Will it cease to advance and thus cease to be studied or will it continue to develop and thus provide new opportunities and challenges to users?Table of ContentsForeword by Louis Schweitzer, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Renault 9 Introduction – All Set for an E-journey 13 Chapter 1. The First Information Revolution 17 1.1. Information: the catalyst for the development of the human community 17 1.2. Writing 19 1.3. Counting 20 1.4. Sorting: Hollerith’s tabulating machines 23 1.5. Europe lagging behind 24 Chapter 2. From Electromechanics to Electronics 27 2.1. The NCR crucible 27 2.2. A company named CTR 29 2.3. IT: a product of World War II 30 2.4. IT: a complex, precious and expensive commodity 32 2.4.1. The UNIVAC venture 33 2.4.2. The IBM riposte 34 2.4.3. The BUNCH 35 2.5. The trials and tribulations of IT in Europe 36 2.5.1. France: caught between state intervention and US domination 37 2.5.2. Great Britain’s vanishing greatness 40 2.6. Centralization of IT power and work organization 42 Chapter 3. The Dawn of the Digital Era 47 3.1. The quest for new freedom 47 3.2. The colorful saga of major firsts 49 3.2.1. The first micro-computers 50 3.2.2. Sources of inspiration 53 3.2.2.1. PARC 53 3.2.2.2. MIT54 3.2.3. The first groundbreaking software 56 3.2.3.1. The spreadsheet revolution 56 3.2.3.2. An e-mail odyssey 57 3.2.3.3. The birth of Bill Gates and Microsoft 58 3.2.3.4. The world of games 58 3.2.4. A three-dimensional world 59 3.2.5. Scientific instrumentation through servers: the story of HP 60 3.3. The internet explosion 61 3.3.1. From ARPANET to the web 62 3.3.2. 1993: the official birth of the web 65 Chapter 4. Light and Shade in the Digital World 69 4.1. The family tree of the digital world 69 4.1.1. Stalwarts undergoing change 69 4.1.1.1. Honor to whom honor is due 70 4.1.1.2. Telephone companies 71 4.1.2. How golden was my Valley! 72 4.1.3. Integrated software editors 74 4.1.4. Microsoft: an entirely separate case 75 4.1.5. The web generation 77 4.1.6. The inescapable consultants and service providers 78 4.2. The slippery slope 80 4.2.1. The victims of the second wave 80 4.2.2. Ousted leaders 81 4.2.3. Micro-computing à la française 82 4.2.4. Broken promises: could do better! 83 4.3. The engines powering progress in the digital era 84 4.3.1. Human/machine interface 85 4.3.2. The laws in the new world 87 4.3.2.1. Moore’s Law 88 4.3.2.2. Metcalfe’s Law 89 4.3.2.3. Ruettger’s Law 89 4.3.2.4. Gilder’s Law 89 4.3.2.5. Shannon’s Law 89 4.3.3. Machine diversification and interoperability 89 Chapter 5. The Promise and Reality of New Technology 91 5.1. IT effectiveness called into question 91 5.2. The value of IT92 5.2.1. IT and economic savings: can the case be closed? 93 5.2.1.1. The macroeconomic approach 95 5.2.1.2. The microeconomic approach 97 5.3. The IT sector set up as a model 102 5.4. Telecommunications in the eye of the storm 105 5.5. Shifting boundaries and extended companies 108 5.6. Corporate network players 110 5.6.1. The customer is always right! 110 5.6.2. Marketplaces113 5.6.3. Employee-centric 115 5.7. New opportunities and new competition 117 5.8. The new time/space framework 119 Chapter 6. IT Policies in Efficient Enterprises 121 6.1. Reduce the shortfall between promises and reality 121 6.2. Shedding light on IT and information systems 124 6.3. Information governance 126 6.4. Making choices 126 6.4.1. Interoperability 127 6.4.2. Scalability 128 6.4.3. Reversibility and independence vis-à-vis suppliers 128 6.4.4. Predictability of performance 129 6.5. Structuring 130 6.6. Realization 134 6.7. Measurements and monitoring 136 6.7.1. Keys to IT operations 140 6.7.2. Monitoring maintenance programs and new projects 141 6.8. To do it oneself or ask someone else to do it? 141 6.8.1. The rise of purchased tools 142 6.8.2. The transformation of in-house IT 143 6.8.2.1. Purchasing logic 143 6.8.2.2. The informed decision not to purchase 145 6.8.3. The merciless world of contracts 147 6.9. Sisyphus and security 150 Chapter 7. New Instructions for CIOs 153 7.1. Lessons of the past 154 7.1.1. Key IT issues since 1970, as seen through the eyes of CIGREF reports 156 7.1.2. With the benefit of hindsight: the major stakes of the 1990s 158 7.2. The CIO’s missions 161 7.2.1. The CIO-teacher 162 7.2.2. The CIO-leader 164 7.2.3. The CIO-manager 165 Chapter 8. New Vision(s)? 167 8.1. Gurus and a New Economy in a perfect world 167 8.1.1. Shattered dreams? 168 8.1.2. What remains of the dot-com years? 169 8.2. The technological outlook 170 8.2.1. What a beautiful world! 170 8.2.2. Open source software: the alternative? 174 8.2.3. Cyborg and the cyberworld: reality and delirium 176 8.3. Citizenship and economic development 177 8.3.1. Unequal access to internet resources 177 8.3.2. The first hesitant steps towards electronic democracy 181 8.3.2.1. Electronic voting 181 8.3.2.2. Access to public services 182 8.4. Developments in the Third World 184 8.5. Security and freedom: what are the real threats? 184 8.6. Press, media and culture 185 8.7. Health and education 187 Conclusion 191 References and Bibliography 193 Acknowledgements 197

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Book SynopsisCommunications technology is advancing at such speed, heralding a world of choice and opportunity, that we sometimes struggle to navigate each new turn. And yet, with technology, as with life, we need to equip our children to make good choices and to deal with all the hidden dangers, as well as to take hold of the positive opportunities. Fully revised and updated to keep pace with this quickly changing digital world, Katharine Hill's clear, informative book explores the impact of the digital world on teenagers and younger children. Offering encouragement, wisdom and practical advice on topics such as screen time, social media and consumer culture, as well as how to tackle some of the more serious issues of online bullying, grooming and pornography, this book is a lifeline for parents, carers and teachers in an age of digital confusion. Whether you are a new parent or living with teenagers, a stranger to Snapchat or have 500 followers on Twitter, this book is for mums and dads who want to confidently parent in a world of screens.

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Book SynopsisVivimos el espejismo de creer que, como hemos consultado internet, estamos lo suficientemente informados para tomar buenas decisiones. Sin embargo, esta idea es errónea. Este libro permite identificar los hábitos que nos hacen más vulnerables a la desinformación en el entorno digital y ofrece las herramientas para decidir por nosotros mismos tanto en el terreno personal como profesional.Estar bien informado significa contar con suficientes datos para, de entre todas las decisiones posibles, poder elegir una. Sin embargo, la experiencia nos demuestra que muchas decisiones tomadas con seguridad están lejos de sustentarse en los datos, circunstancia que explica que podamos parecer al mismo tiempo unos perfectos ignorantes y muy decididos.Internet y las redes sociales han llevado esta problemática hasta el extremo. Nunca antes habíamos tenido acceso a tanta información, aunque esto no implica que seamos capaces de escoger mejor. Los algoritmos del entorno digital (donde conviven webs, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter o WhatsApp) no siempre están programados para ayudarnos a elegir de forma adecuada.Tenemos la engañosa percepción de que estamos bien informados y, por ello, decidimos correctamente. No obstante, la desinformación nos afecta en nuestra vida personal y profesional. Soy víctima de este fenómeno? La respuesta, con toda probabilidad, sería afirmativa porque nos desinformamos con facilidad y de modos muy diversos.El objetivo de este libro es ayudar a identificar los hábitos que nos hacen más vulnerables: el cuñadismo, la incredulidad crédula, la indecisión crónica, la ansiedad, el confusionismo relacional, el activismo visceral y la precariedad informativa. Y, con sus herramientas prácticas para contrarrestar la desinformación, será de utilidad tanto para los expertos en redes sociales y profesionales de la gestión de cuentas en Twitter como para aquellas personas que solo visitan las páginas web de los periódicos de toda la vida.

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